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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:44:30 AM
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Type:
- Adware
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Publisher:
- Acez Software
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Risk Impact:
- Medium
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File Names:
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%Windir%\Downloaded Program Files\sbar.dll (This file is invisible in Windows Explorer.)
%Progra
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Behavior
Adware.SearchNugget is a Browser Helper Object that displays a toolbar in Internet Explorer. It also changes the home page in Internet Explorer.
Symptoms
Your Symantec program detects files as Adware.SearchNugget.
Note: Definitions dated prior to May 31, 2005 may detect this threat as Spyware.SearchNugget.
Transmission
This security risk can be manually installed or installed as a component of another program. It is reported that Adware.SearchNugget is selectively installed when Skywriter Plane Screen Saver is installed, which may be detected as Adware.SaveNow.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version June 1, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version August 19, 2011 revision 034
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Initial Daily Certified version June 1, 2005
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Latest Daily Certified version August 19, 2011 revision 052
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Initial Weekly Certified release date June 1, 2005
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