Name: misc.SpywareStormer Category: Misc Advice: Remove Risk: Moderate Risk Moderate threats may profile users online habits or broadcast data back to a server with 'opt-out' permission. In most cases this type of threat is more along the lines of commercial type adware that offer a premium service in exchange for tracking your user online performance. Description: Spyware Stormer is a rogue anti-spyware program that reports false positive infections. It then directs users to the spywarestormer.com web site and asks for payment to clean the PC. Spyware Stormer is typically installed as part of a bundle installation of other spyware. The installer program runs in a silent mode showing no prompts of confirmation or to cancel. The program is a rogue anti spyware application that reports false positive installations. These false positives are to trick users into paying spywarestormer.com to enable the program and clean their PC. Although it is normally part of a bundle installation, Spyware Stormer by itself is a relatively harmless installation. To Spyware Stormer may be removed by using the Add/Remove application in the Windows Control Panel. Signatures: process: spywarestormer.exe: MD5 Hash: 357e7e87aef6d631b1a.. Type: Misc - 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.