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Full Name:
Xlocator/Winlocator Websearch   Read More
Type: Adware
Also Known as: Xlocator Winlocator
Created by: International Web Innovations, Inc.
SG Index: 4 [Explain]
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against Xlocator/Winlocator:
  • IM, P2P control, malware prevention and web filtering in single appliance: Unified Security Gateway
  • Category Description: Program that delivers advertisements on your PC.

    Note that many websites have their own advertising, unrelated to adware.

    Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in integrated search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. Users should check the EULA and Privacy policy to ensure if the adware on their machines conforms to their standards.
    Official Description: This program installs as a toolbar, provides links to many adult sites and adds a link to favorites folder for easy access to adult material. Provides access to adult chats and the search box is used to search for adult material.
    Comment: From the author's description,
    IWI(International Web Innovations, Inc.) OFFERS USERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DOWNLOAD THESE MATERIALS FOR FREE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE USER?S AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT ADVERTISING AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL MESSAGES DELIVERED TO HIS OR HER COMPUTER BY IWI OR OTHERS. Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions authorizes IWI to download and install the 'XLOCATOR AdServer' software, which delivers 'XLOCATOR' branded advertising, software, and various informational or promotional messages to computer screens while users view Internet Web pages ('XLOCATOR Ads'), and is a prerequisite to downloading or installing these ad-supported software applications.
    Screenshots:
    Xlocator/Winlocator Toolbar installed in Internet Explorer
    Information URL: http://www.xlocator.com/
       
    Properties:
  •  Changes browser
  •  Shows Advertisements
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