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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:37:10 AM
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Type:
- Adware
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Risk Impact:
- Medium
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File Names:
- Systeminit.exe,Sstyle.css
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Behavior
Adware.Searchdot is an adware program that changes the Microsoft Internet Explorer search page to www.search-dot.com.
Symptoms
Your Symantec antivirus program detects this threat as Adware.Searchdot.
Transmission
This adware program must be manually installed, or installed as a component of another program.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version April 17, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version April 17, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date April 17, 2004
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