Adware.Cydoor

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Updated: 13 February 2007 11:33:05 AM

Type: Adware

Version: 2.0

Publisher: Cydoor Technologies

Risk Impact: Medium

File Names: cd_clint.dll,cd_load.exe,cd_install_336.exe,cd_htm.dll,cd_Install_2022.exe

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Behavior

Adware.Cydoor is an adware program that downloads advertisements from a server and displays them on your computer.

Symptoms

The files on the system are detected as Adware.Cydoor.

Transmission

This adware program must be manually installed. However, there are several known programs that have Adware.Cydoor within them and that install it as the program itself is installed.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version 18 August 2003
Latest Rapid Release version 22 November 2009 revision 039
Initial Daily Certified version 18 August 2003
Latest Daily Certified version 23 November 2009 revision 005
Initial Weekly Certified release date 18 August 2003

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