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Dettagli di virus 24-7-search

Dettagli, descrizioni e conseguenze di 24-7-search

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Nomi comuni malware: 24-7-search
Nomi tecnici malware:
Alias: Toolbar 24, Corpse, not-a-virus:AdWare.U...
   
Tipo: ADWARE
Dimensione: 1024 Bytes
   

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Data del primo avvistamento: November 10, 2009 at 16:45 PM
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Brief Description

Adware refers to programs that display advertising using any means: pop-ups, banners, changes to the browser home page or search page, etc. The advertisements could be associated with the products or services offered by the creator of the program or by third-parties.

Adware can be installed in a number of ways, on some occasions without users' consent, and either with or without users' knowledge of its function.

 

It affects productivity, preventing tasks from being carried out:

  • In the affected computer: it displays pop-up windows.

 

24-7-search does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

 

EFFECTS

24-7-search carries out the following actions:

  • 24-7-search displays advertising on the screen. The advertisements could be associated to the products or services offered by the creator of the program or third-parties.

 

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