Spyware Weekly Newsletter :· September 3, 2003

[Ranger Bob]

Note the warning on the Surferbar Hijacker.


Spyware Weekly Newsletter :· September 3, 2003 (http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/0903/3.php)

[Amie]

I found this interesting:

New Toolbar is for the Dogs

The popular search engine Dogpile has released a new toolbar add-on for Internet Explorer. Sadly, rather than create a useful utility and promoting it in an acceptable manner, Dogpile has chosen instead to create a parasite and force it onto the computers of unwitting web surfers.

According to Javacool Software, developer of SpywareBlaster, ActiveX applets loaded from hidden windows are installing this toolbar on at least one web site. That behavior is called "drive by downloading" and it makes the toolbar "foistware". That by itself qualifies the toolbar as a legitimate target of such programs as Aluria Spyware Eliminator and Spybot S&D.

In addition to installing from an Activex driveby, the toolbar also spies on anyone that has it installed.

Definitely something to avoid.

Amie :amie: