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Barry Hacker
I am so impressed with this early Beta that I had t share
the good things I love about it as well as some problems.
GOOD THINGS:
A: The interface is easy for a newbie to use. I have
several clients who are now using it and find it easy to
run.
B: THE VERY BEST PART OF THE APP that defines it as no
other spy ware/AV product does is its ability IN ENGLISH
to explain to a non-techy person what was found and why it
should be removed. This explanation is SUPERB and makes
even this early BETA fantastic. THE EXPLANATIONS finally
are achieving what was supposed to occur with XP (IE
intelligent useful easy to understand explanations.) lol
SERIOUSLY this makes this tool really stand out!
FAILINGS: It at this point after first finding tons of
stuff on my PC as well as a client's who really was HI
JACKED (Found over on first run 46 different SPY WARE
BHO's, etc.
Unfortunately even after removal, they kept on
reappearing ergo they didn't get em all. The same on my
PC.
In contrast after running it over a dozen times on my PC,
CA Etrust Pest Patrol (newest version) found AFTER RUNNING
MSANTISPYWARE, the following NASTY's which I have verified
and viewed.
Here they are and these were totally missed:
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180Solutions.Com SurfAssistant (Registry Key)
KEY hkey_local_machine\software\180solutions
"180search Assistant" is a permission-based search
assistant application that provides access to a wide range
of websites, applications and information powered by
180solutions, Inc. ("180solutions")."
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207.net TRACKING COOKIE
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Alexa (YOUR REG ENTRY INSTALLED WITH IE
______________________________________________
Divx Pro TONS OF REGISTRY ENTRIES TRACKING/BHO
________________________________________________________
BonziBuddy (Who knows whn this puppy nailed me!)TONS OF
REGISTRY ENTRIES!
____________________________________________________
DoublClick COOKIE: NU?
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ISTBar: NASTY LOTS OF INFO
"Integrated Search Technologies is a leading Internet
marketing solutions provider, specializing in effectively
targeting valuable customers at the moment they are most
interested in a particular product or service.
IST targets the customers through several different
delivery methods such as highly effective toolbars
xxxtoolbar.com and plug ins available for Internet
Explorer. IST has developed products aim at the surfer
such as an addictive toolbar for Internet Explorer giving
access to rich content, and a highly effective affiliate
program aimed at the webmasters or anyone that is willing
to cash-in on their traffic by distributing IST products.
Products aimed at the surfer : Toolbar. Products for the
webmaster : Toolbarcash"
MORE:
ISTbar/AUpdate is also known as DownloadPlus and
SearchBarCash-Hijacker. ISTbar/MSCache is also known as
MSUpdates\MSCache., actalert.exe,
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.e [Kaspersky],
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.p,
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.p [Kaspersky],
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.t [Kaspersky]
ALIAS:
ISTbar/XXXToolbar an update based around pornography. It
uses its own toolbar based on the Pugi toolbar. The
hijacker is aimed at its controlling server
xxxtoolbar.com, and slotch.com; distribution is controlled
by toolbarcash.com.
ISTbar.AUpdate
ISTbar.CSearch
ISTbar.MCInstL
ISTbar.MSCache
ISTbar.Slotch
ISTbar/AUpdate installs a TinyBar variant to implement its
toolbar. The hijacker is aimed at my-internet.info and
blazefind.com; distribution is managed by
searchbarcash.com, its controlling server.
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.aj
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.ap
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.bm
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.bo
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.bp
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.bu
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.bx
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.cl
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.dh
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.dr
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.i
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.u
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SearchV: C:\Windows\BELT.INI
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Viewpoint Toolbar: REAL NASTY ONE!
REGISTRY ENTRY: hkey local da/software/viewpoint:
MORE ON THIS PUPPY!
"ased on eTrust? PestPatrol? Spyware Scorecard v2,
Viewpoint Toolbar violates the following criteria: First,
Changes browser settings, for example, the default search
provider, home or error page(s) etc., without user
permission at time of change The default search provider
is changed without asking permission (to
search.viewpoint.com, 64.70.52.29). Second, Silently
connects to an unintended location to transmit personal
information. When the Viewpoint Toolbar is closed (not in
view, unchecked), it continues to send search queries to
ViewPoint servers."
Hope this helps you.
barry
the good things I love about it as well as some problems.
GOOD THINGS:
A: The interface is easy for a newbie to use. I have
several clients who are now using it and find it easy to
run.
B: THE VERY BEST PART OF THE APP that defines it as no
other spy ware/AV product does is its ability IN ENGLISH
to explain to a non-techy person what was found and why it
should be removed. This explanation is SUPERB and makes
even this early BETA fantastic. THE EXPLANATIONS finally
are achieving what was supposed to occur with XP (IE
intelligent useful easy to understand explanations.) lol
SERIOUSLY this makes this tool really stand out!
FAILINGS: It at this point after first finding tons of
stuff on my PC as well as a client's who really was HI
JACKED (Found over on first run 46 different SPY WARE
BHO's, etc.
Unfortunately even after removal, they kept on
reappearing ergo they didn't get em all. The same on my
PC.
In contrast after running it over a dozen times on my PC,
CA Etrust Pest Patrol (newest version) found AFTER RUNNING
MSANTISPYWARE, the following NASTY's which I have verified
and viewed.
Here they are and these were totally missed:
________________________________________________
180Solutions.Com SurfAssistant (Registry Key)
KEY hkey_local_machine\software\180solutions
"180search Assistant" is a permission-based search
assistant application that provides access to a wide range
of websites, applications and information powered by
180solutions, Inc. ("180solutions")."
______________________________________________________
207.net TRACKING COOKIE
______________________________________________________
Alexa (YOUR REG ENTRY INSTALLED WITH IE
______________________________________________
Divx Pro TONS OF REGISTRY ENTRIES TRACKING/BHO
________________________________________________________
BonziBuddy (Who knows whn this puppy nailed me!)TONS OF
REGISTRY ENTRIES!
____________________________________________________
DoublClick COOKIE: NU?
______________________________________________________
ISTBar: NASTY LOTS OF INFO
"Integrated Search Technologies is a leading Internet
marketing solutions provider, specializing in effectively
targeting valuable customers at the moment they are most
interested in a particular product or service.
IST targets the customers through several different
delivery methods such as highly effective toolbars
xxxtoolbar.com and plug ins available for Internet
Explorer. IST has developed products aim at the surfer
such as an addictive toolbar for Internet Explorer giving
access to rich content, and a highly effective affiliate
program aimed at the webmasters or anyone that is willing
to cash-in on their traffic by distributing IST products.
Products aimed at the surfer : Toolbar. Products for the
webmaster : Toolbarcash"
MORE:
ISTbar/AUpdate is also known as DownloadPlus and
SearchBarCash-Hijacker. ISTbar/MSCache is also known as
MSUpdates\MSCache., actalert.exe,
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.e [Kaspersky],
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.p,
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.p [Kaspersky],
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.t [Kaspersky]
ALIAS:
ISTbar/XXXToolbar an update based around pornography. It
uses its own toolbar based on the Pugi toolbar. The
hijacker is aimed at its controlling server
xxxtoolbar.com, and slotch.com; distribution is controlled
by toolbarcash.com.
ISTbar.AUpdate
ISTbar.CSearch
ISTbar.MCInstL
ISTbar.MSCache
ISTbar.Slotch
ISTbar/AUpdate installs a TinyBar variant to implement its
toolbar. The hijacker is aimed at my-internet.info and
blazefind.com; distribution is managed by
searchbarcash.com, its controlling server.
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.aj
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.ap
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.bm
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.bo
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.bp
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.bu
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.bx
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.cl
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.dh
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.dr
TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.i
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.u
_______________________________
SearchV: C:\Windows\BELT.INI
_________________________________________
Viewpoint Toolbar: REAL NASTY ONE!
REGISTRY ENTRY: hkey local da/software/viewpoint:
"ased on eTrust? PestPatrol? Spyware Scorecard v2,
Viewpoint Toolbar violates the following criteria: First,
Changes browser settings, for example, the default search
provider, home or error page(s) etc., without user
permission at time of change The default search provider
is changed without asking permission (to
search.viewpoint.com, 64.70.52.29). Second, Silently
connects to an unintended location to transmit personal
information. When the Viewpoint Toolbar is closed (not in
view, unchecked), it continues to send search queries to
ViewPoint servers."
Hope this helps you.
barry