Adware is a virus: McAfee
p2pnet.net News:- If you want to know which viruses are infecting PCs here, there and everywhere, check out McAffee’s Regional Virus Info site.
As we virtually speak (7:48 Pacific), in the Top Spot is W32/Netsky.p@MM —- but when you get to the numbers 4 and 7, you see Adware-Gator and Adware-DFC.
Of Gator:
"This is not a virus or trojan. It is a direct-marketing adware application. This application generates advertisements while connected to the Internet. This application comes bundled with many other programs, which usually discloses the fact that it is ad-supported. Users agree to have the Adware installed in the license agreement, although they may not realize at first that this file was packaged with the product they installed."
And of DFC:
"This program is detected as a ‘potentially unwanted application’. This is a program, that when active on a computer, can display pop-up advertising, and may also redirect browsers to websites controlled by the makers of this program. The EULA also allows updates and further programs to be installed on a computer running this application.It may also send mail and ICQ and AIM messages promoting the software."
Here’s a screen-shot:
(Thanks RW ‘formerly AC’ ; )
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See:-
Site – Regional Virus Info
Site - Gator Threat Profile
Site - DFC THreat Profile
