Spyware Information: iSearch
This is a hijacker application. Hijackers take control of your web browser's settings, and usually change your homepage, search page or other default pages to point to web sites owned by the hijacker. Since the hijackers can make money based on the number of visits to their web sites, they benefit from forcing you to view their web sites each time your web browser opens.
Hijackers don't normally damage your computer or steal your personal information.
- Size: 409,600 bytes
- Threat level: Medium (more info...)
- Detections: 9,615 this month: 1
- Author: idownload.com
- Appeared: 10/5/2004
Research
- Method of infection: iSearch is installed via ActiveX drive-by download from some websites. It can also be bundled with other software or installed by a downloader.
- Advertising: iSearch hijacks search queries and redirects the browser to its search page.
- Browser degradation: iSearch's hijacks and redirects cause Internet Explorer to run slowly and improperly.
- Privacy issues: iSearch sends web-surfing habits back to its controlling server.
- Privacy policy: Available online here.
Spyware Detection Stats
- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,633
- Detections this Month: 780
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