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ABX Toolbar 1.0Websearch   Read More
Type: Adware
Also Known as: Adware.ABXToolbar [Symantec]
SG Index: 6 [Explain]
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against ABX Toolbar:
  • Control IM and P2P use, block spyware and other malware: RTGuardian
  • Endpoint Spyware Remediation: Greynet Enterprise Manager
  • 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: Popular domain names are being directed to rogue servers through an attack dubbed "DNS cache poisoning". Upon landing on these web addresses The ABX toolbar gets loaded into the PC. This appears to happen via an ActiveX control embedded in multiple iframes.

    ABX is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that displays a large number of unlabeled pop-up ads. Search Page/ Start Page of Internet Explorer are also modified.
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    Comment: Active-X Control installation can be vaccinated against by using the Free SPG Blocklist at http://www.spywareguide.com/blockfile.php
    Information URL: http://www.abx4.com
       
    Properties:
  •  Autostarts/Stays Resident
  •  Changes browser
  •  Connects to the internet
  •  Redirects searches
  •  Shows Advertisements
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