Adware.Searchdot

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:37:10 AM

Type:

Adware

Risk Impact:

Medium

File Names:

Systeminit.exe,Sstyle.css

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

• Initial Rapid Release version April 17, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
• Initial Daily Certified version April 17, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 17, 2004