Name: BrowserPal Toolbar Category: Browser Hijacker Alias: BrowserAid variant, Browser Pal Advice: Remove Risk: Elevated Risk Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. Description: Browser Pal Toolbar is a popup blocking toolbar that displays its own popup advertisements. BrowserPal also adds a search toolbar to Internet Explorer. The BrowserPal popup ad blocker runs within a toolbar that will be installed on your computer and which works with Internet Explorer. From the EULA: "Browser Pal may show you advertisements from third parties in various forms. Browser Pal does not make any representation or warranty with respect to the content of said advertisements nor any goods or services which may be obtained from such third parties, and User agrees that Browser Pal shall not have any liability with respect thereto. To further enhance your media viewing experience, Browser Pal reserves the right to run advertisements and promotions based on URLs and/or search terms users enter when navigating the Internet. Browser Pal may also include search terms in the search combo box on the Software, or as a direct search link on the Software, based on keywords in the title, URL or body of websites you visit or terms you search for on the world wide web. As part of this Agreement, you agree to have Browser Pal change your start page, search page, auto search option, and default error page to URLs we select. In order to continue use of Browser Pal, Browser Pal may occasionally verify that these pages are set to the required URLs and modify them if they are not. Browser Pal may collect aggregate statistics about the URLs and search terms you enter. By accepting the terms of this License, you agree that we have the right to run such advertisements and promotions without compensation to you. The timing, frequency, placement and extent of advertising is subject to change and shall be determined by Browser Pal at its sole discretion. Your business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through Browser Pal, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the advertiser. You agree that Browser Pal will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers within the Browser Pal network. You understand and grant Browser Pal permission to assign each copy of the software a unique software identifier code. You also grant Browser Pal permission to collect and store information on your Internet usage habit, including but not limited to information about every web page you view with the full Uniform Resource Locators and the content of the web page. You grant Browser Pal permission to collect and store information on which toolbar buttons you click on, your response to advertising, and the search terms entered on the toolbar." Signatures: process: browserpal.exe: MD5 Hash: 0c41374e93e79ae7c71... process: adblck.exe: MD5 Hash: ed32d771faf81ee538b... process: bp.exe: MD5 Hash: 722a9fa88e5421b7baf... process: browserpal.exe: MD5 Hash: 0c41374e93e79ae7c71... process: browserpal.exe: MD5 Hash: 0c41374e93e79ae7c71.. Type: Browser Hijacker - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance.