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Full Name:
ZToolbar Websearch
Type: Adware
Also Known as: Adware.Ztoolbar(Symantec) ADW_SEARCHBAR.D(Trendmicro) ZToolbar(ca) Trojan.Magise(Symantec) TROJ_MAGISE.A(Trendmicro)
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against ZToolbar:
  • Desktop Anti-malware: Pro User: X-Cleaner
  • 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.
    Comment: ZToolbar adds a search toolbar, changes Internet Explorer's start page and adds many links to the favorites directory.
       
    Manual removal: Launch X-Cleaner or Regblock and run a deep scan.
    After scan is finished, check the Internet
    Explorer's Favorites directory for unwanted urls.
    Properties:
  •  Changes browser
  •  Redirects searches
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