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F-Secure Spyware Information Pages: Adware:W32/BTB.A
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Name : Adware:W32/BTB.A
Alias:Adware.Win32.BTB.a
Type:Toolbar, Adware
Category:Spyware
Platform:W32

Summary
Adware:W32/BTB.A is detection for an adware toolbar.

The software used to develop this toolbar can be utilized for non-malicious and malicious purposes, such as redirecting searches to unsafe sites.
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Detailed Description
The toolbar redirects searches to links found in an XML file.

A malicious "developer" can modify this XML file and insert links pointing to unsafe sites. This toolbar can then be used to compromise the user's privacy, such as browsing habits that other third-party operations, such as advertising companies.

See Adware:W32/Mostofate for additional information.
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Last Modified: October 12, 2007