Adware.Adpopup

Behavior

Adware.Adpopup is an adware component that records URLs visited during Web browsing, and then generates pop-up advertisements.

Symptoms

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

Transmission

This adware component must be manually installed or installed as a component of another program.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version October 21, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version November 23, 2009 revision 002
• Initial Daily Certified version October 21, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version November 23, 2009 revision 005
• Initial Weekly Certified release date October 22, 2003

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