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Spyware and Malware Removal :: Threats Listed by Category

Adware

Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity.  More about Adware ..

Adware Bundlers

An Adware Bundler is a program, typically downloadable, that besides containing the desired program has additional adware programs.  More about Adware Bundlers ..

AOL Exploits

AOL Exploit - A Trojan software is any software on a user's computer that the user is not aware or intentionally installed. Most Trojan software is designed to perform some sort of actions that could jeopardize the user's security or privacy.  More about AOL Exploits ..

Backdoors

A backdoor is a means of access to a computer program that bypasses any computer security mechanisms. Computer attackers often use backdoors as part of an exploit or Trojan to gain access to a user's computer.  More about Backdoors ..

Browser Hijacker

A form of malware or spyware that replaces the existing internet browser home page, error page, or search page with its own URL (internet address). The purpose is to redirect your browser to specific web pages other than the web site you were attempting to connect to.  More about Browser Hijackers ..

Browser Plug-in

A browser plugin is a small program that is installed so that it adds additional functionality to a web browser (such as Internet Explorer). While some browser plugins are quite useful (ex: Google Toolbar) others install undesirable programs such as adware.  More about Browser Plug-ins ..

Commercial Key Logger

A program that is installed by the owner of a computer, such as a business, to explicitly monitor the activity of other users. These particular programs are developed by software companies and sold to end users for such purposes.  More about Commercial Key Loggers ..

Commercial Remote Control

A program that allows users such as system administrators to manage and control PCs over a network from a remote location. These can be used both on a local area network and over a wide area network such as the Internet.  More about Commercial Remote Control programs ..

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are created by your web browser when you visit sites on the Internet. They can be used to track your visits to certain web sites and can provide companies with information about frequency of visits and other profile information. The user is usually not aware that their surfing habits are being tracked. More about Cookies ..

Dialers

A Dialer is a trojan program that uses the computer's modem to dial telephone numbers typically without the user's knowledge.   More about Dialers ..

Email Flooder

A program used to do mass emailing whose purpose is to disrupt the target computer(s) and/or network.  More about Email Flooders ..

Hostile ActiveX Control

A hostile ActiveX control is an application installed in Internet Explorer, usually by a drive-by-download.  More about Hostile ActiveX Controls ..

ICQ Exploits

An ICQ exploit is a Trojan program that installs taking advantage of a user's ICQ software. This exploit can steal ICQ passwords or modify any ICQ settings.  More about ICQ Exploits ..

Joke Programs

A joke program is a program that will typically fake the actions of a virus but will cause no harm at all to a user's computer.  More about Joke Programs ..

Key Loggers

Software, used for both legitimate and malicious purposes, that can secretly capture all keystrokes on a computer system and record them to a file.  More about Key Loggers ..

Low Risk Adware

Low risk adware is an adware application that is designed to potential show advertisements via popups.  More about Low Risk Adware ..

Miscellaneous Programs

Malicious or fraudulent programs that don't fit any of the other categories. More about Miscellaneous Programs ..

 Nukers

A nuker is a program designed to crash the user's personal computer or attempt to crash a remote computer using various known computer exploits. More about Nukers ..

 P2P / Peer-to-Peer

Any peer-to-peer file swapping program, such as Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus, Grokster, Imesh, KaZaa, KaZaa Lite, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza, WinMX and Xolox.  More about P2P / Peer-to-Peer programs ..

Password Hi-Jackers

A password hijacker is a Trojan program used to steal the passwords.  More about Password Hi-Jackers ..

Potential Privacy Risks

Programs that while not typically considered a high-risk could result in disclosure of private information.  More about Potential Privacy Risks ..

Potentially Dangerous Tools

Software tools and utilities that could have a risk element involved in their primary function.  More about Potentially Dangerous Tools ..

Remote Admin Tools

A Remote Administration Tool (RAT) is a Trojan type of software that when run, provides an attacker with the capability of remotely controlling a user's computer (victim) over the Internet.  More about Remote Administration Tools ..

Search Hi-Jackers

A Hijacker is software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites.  More about Search Hi-Jackers ..

Security Disabler

A security disabler is a program designed to in some way interfere with security software such as an anti-virus program.  More about Security Disablers ..

Spyware

Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes.  More about Spyware ..

Stealth Notifier

A stealth notifier, also know as a call-home Trojan, is a Trojan program that will connect to a remote server via a stealth connection and notify the server that the Trojan has been installed.  More about Stealth Notifiers ..

Surveillance Software

Software that is used to gather information about the computer's users. More about Surveillance Software ..

Toolsbars

Most commonly an add-on tool-bar for a web browser such as the Google tool bar. More about Toolsbars ..

Trojan Downloader

A Trojan Downloader is a program that is designed to download other programs and/or files from a hidden server on the Internet. More about Trojan Downloader ..

Trojan FTP Programs

A Trojan FTP is an FTP server that is installed on the user's computer by stealth means. An attacker can then connect to this server to download any files that exists on the user's computer.  More about Trojan FTP Programs ..

Trojan Telnet Programs

A Trojan Telnet is a Telnet server that that is installed on a user's computer by stealth means and provides the attacker with remote access to the machine. More about Trojan Telnet Programs ..

Trojan Programs - General

A Trojan software is any software on a user's computer that the user is not aware or intentionally installed. Like the Trojan horse of mythology it hides a sinister purpose. More about Trojan Programs ..

Worms

A worm is program that propagates by attacking other computers and copying itself to them. More about Worms ..

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