Adware.YellowPages

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Updated: February 13, 2007 11:36:24 AM
Type: Adware
Risk Impact: Medium
File Names: YellowPages.dll,Autosearch.dll
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Behavior


Adware.YellowPages is an adware program that installs a search bar in Internet Explorer.

Symptoms


Your Symantec antivirus program detects Adware.YellowPages.

Transmission


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

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version December 30, 2003
  • Latest Rapid Release version February 22, 2009 revision 025
  • Initial Daily Certified version December 30, 2003
  • Latest Daily Certified version February 23, 2009 revision 021
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date December 31, 2003

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