Adware.NewWeb

Behavior

Adware.NewWeb is an adware program that downloads and displays advertisements.

Symptoms

Your Symantec program detects Adware.NewWeb.

Transmission

Adware.NewWeb can be downloaded from a Web page using an ActiveX installer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 10, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version July 2, 2009 revision 040
• Initial Daily Certified version March 10, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version July 3, 2009 revision 004
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 15, 2006

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