Updated: February 13, 2007 11:36:43 AM
Type: Adware
Publisher: Lycos
Risk Impact: Medium
File Names:
sidesearch[Random numbers].dll
sst.dll
sep.dll
SEPInst.exe
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Behavior
Adware.Sidesearch is an adware component that displays information from the publisher's Web site in a side panel of Internet Explorer when queries are made to other Web sites.
Symptoms
Lycos search results appear in the Internet Explorer search panel without user interaction. Your Symantec antivirus program detects this threat as Adware.SideSearch.
Transmission
This adware component can be manually installed or installed as a component of another program.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version February 17, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version July 11, 2008 revision 037
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Initial Daily Certified version February 17, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version July 24, 2008 revision 024
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 18, 2004
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