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F-Secure Spyware Information Pages: Adware.SystemProcess
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Summary
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| Adware.SystemProcess displays pop-up advertisements. It modifies security and firewall settings to allow access to the sites providing the pop-ups. It distributes through installation and bundling with free softwares. |
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Detailed Description
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The software plugs into Internet Explorer and contacts a remote server, which chooses which type of advertisements to display. Advertisements are displayed as a pop-up window, but can be defined by the server.
The adware lowers security settings for ValueClick websites such as commission-junction.com and fastclick.com. The ValueClick websites are, in general, the origin of the pop-ups. ValueClick is an advertisement company with several sub companies and affiliate networks.
System-Process modifies firewall settings to allow its components to access the Internet freely.
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Last Modified: January 01, 2006
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