Adware.Iebar

Behavior

Adware.Iebar is a Browser Helper Object that displays advertisements and downloads files

Symptoms

Your Symantec product detects this threat as Adware.Iebar.
Unexpected advertisements appear in Internet Explorer browser windows.

Transmission

This security risk can be downloaded from a Web page using an ActiveX installer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version June 4, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version July 2, 2009 revision 040
• Initial Daily Certified version June 4, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version July 3, 2009 revision 004
• Initial Weekly Certified release date June 4, 2005

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