Spyware Information: AdBars
This application is adware. Adware is not normally a threat, but is usually considered a nuisance. It might have been installed by another application. It can pop up advertisements even if you have a popup blocker on your computer. It can monitor your computer usage to generate ads that you are more likely to respond to. Adware can consume processing power and network bandwidth, thus slowing down your computer and interrupting your workflow.
- Size: 721,408 bytes
- Threat level: Low (more info...)
- Detections: 0 this month: 0
- Author: Unknown
- Appeared: February, 2004
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- Method of infection: AdBars must be installed manually.
- Advertising: AdBars creates popup advertisements while Internet Explorer is running.
- Stability issues: None found.
Spyware Detection Stats
- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,656
- Detections this Month: 803
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