Hi CaSPeRr & Logos,
Found this reported as a clear “NO NO” - Do not install this it has something wrong with it. There is no prompt to ask you to install ask toolbar. This is a trick to catch you offside. Once again av does not even check their feedback on these issues. It has a trojan within it. Remove Norton and scan with Avast it will turn up a Trojan upon download. (source Norton Safe Web user report)
A dive into the Unmasked parasites report reveals:
Of the 402 site(s) we tested on this network over the past 90 days, 94 sites, including, for example, collegebasketballfansite.com/, nhlfansite.com/, nbabasketballfansite.com/, served content that resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent.
The last time suspicious content was found was on 2010-05-11.
Has this network hosted sites acting as intermediaries for further malware distribution?
Over the past 90 days, we found 1 sites on this network, including, for example, mcacleanrooms.com/, that appeared to function as intermediaries for the infection of 1 other sites including, for example, marchex.com/.
Has this network hosted sites that have distributed malware?
Yes, this network has hosted sites that have distributed malicious software in the past 90 days. We found 3 sites, including, for example, avs4you.com/, mcacleanrooms.com/, dvdvideosoft.com/, that infected 3 other sites, including, for example, open4group.com/, qweas.com/, marchex.com/.
What is the malware found there?
Threat Report
Total threats found: 3
Small-whitebg-red Viruses (what’s this?)
Threats found: 2
Here is a complete list:
Threat Name: Spyware.PowerSpy
Location: htxp://d1.qweas.com/c/antivirus/pcspy.exe
Threat Name: Spyware.Perfect
Location: hxtp://d2.qweas.com/c/game/henry_harley.exe
Small-whitebg-red Spyware
Threats found: 1
Here is a complete list:
Threat Name: Spyware.XPKey
Location: hxtp://download.qweas.com/xpadvancedkey.exe
Also consider this warning: http://safeweb.norton.com/reviews/47919
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