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Full Name:
2nd-thought Websearch   Read More
Type: Adware
Also Known as: Second Thought Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.ag SecondThought SecondThought.A
Created by: CPM Media, Inc.
SG Index: 3 [Explain]
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against 2nd-thought:
  • 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: Accepting their "second opinion when you surf" actually gives you a toolbar named "Mysearch". 2nd-thought will redirect your searches as long as it is installed on your computer.
    Comment: Browswer hijacker that will reset your home page and often redirect your searches to porn sites. Sometimes it will prevent you from changing your home page.
    Information URL: http://www.2nd-thought.com
       
    Manual removal: Kill this process - stcloader.exe
    Delete the file stcloader.exe
    Properties:
  •  Autostarts/Stays Resident
  •  Changes browser
  •  Redirects searches
  •  Stealth Tactics
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