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Full Name:
Whazit Websearch   Read More
Type: Adware
Also Known as: Wahzit whazitt
SG Index: 3 [Explain]
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against Whazit:
  • 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: Highjacks browser pages and pops up ad windows.
    Comment: Related to N-Case from 180Solutions. Their domain name is listed for sale. Legacy versions still may be circulating on the internet.
    Information URL: http://www.whazit.com/
       
    Manual removal: Look in the windows directory for a DLL file exactly 28674 bytes big.

    Unregister it, then delete it.
    Properties:
  •  Autostarts/Stays Resident
  •  Changes browser
  •  Shows Advertisements
  •  Stealth Tactics
  • Related Products
    Product Category Comment
  •  N-Case
  • Adware Only some versions of Whazit install N-case

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