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Full Name:
About Blank Websearch   Read More
Type: Adware
Also Known as: about:blank
SG Index: 10 [Explain]
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against About Blank:
  • 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: An invasive Hijacker that copies multiple files and morphing startup entries on every boot to avoid detection and removal.
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    Symptoms include:
    About:Blank as your homepage
    Excessive pop-ups (normally porn related)
    Randomly generated files names
    Comment: This is quite possibly one of the most difficult kind of infections. Many times in order to get a computer completely rid of this pest, a professional spyware researcher must be consulted.
    Screenshots:
    About Blank Changes to the default homepage
       
    Properties:
  •  Adds other software
  •  Changes browser
  •  Connects to the internet
  •  Overwrites Affiliate tracking
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