Sophos

MyWebSearch

Aliases
  • AdWare.Win32.MyWebSearch
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What to do
  • If you've received an alert for a blocked PUA or adware and decide that the application is not suitable for your workplace, then follow the instructions for removing PUAs.

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Included in our products from January 2007 (4.13)
Protection available since 13 July 2006 08:10:43 (GMT)
Last updated 4 December 2006 09:41:59 (GMT)
Detected by Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows, versions 6 and 7 and PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange.

More Information

MyWebSearch is an adware application which, when initially analysed, was observed to display advertisments when the browser was active. Analysis of recent versions of MyWebSearch show that this functionality is no longer present. MyWebSearch sends non-confidential data to mywebsearch.com on submitting search queries and clicking through to corresponding search results.

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