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Wednesday, 23 July 2008       

Kazoom Spyware/Adware Definition


Name: Kazoom
Category: Adware
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: An add-on for popular file sharing programs. Kazoom contains tons of spyware and adware.

Installs the follwing spyware and adware:
ShopNav
My Search Bar
180Solutions
Ebates
SaveNow!
nCase
WeatherCase
ClockSync
SuperBar

From the EULA: "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND VALUE-ADDED APPLICATIONS

You acknowledge that the "Blue Haven Media" Program(s) include added software and technology which allows "Blue Haven Media" to provide advertising content directly to your computer. Additionally, you acknowledge that you wish to receive software and technology as updates at the discretion of "Blue Haven Media" for the purposes of complimenting or enhancing the "Blue Haven Media" Program(s). By installing, downloading, copying, updating or otherwise using the "Blue Haven Media" Program(s), you specifically agree to include the noted software and technology through which "Blue Haven Media", its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, divisions, and clients provide advertising content and/or value-added applications to your computer. You acknowledge that you desire to receive advertising content and value added applications, if any, from "Blue Haven Media", its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, divisions, and clients. You acknowledge that you desire to receive advertising content and value-added content as a condition to using the "Blue Haven Media" Program(s)."

Signatures: process: kazoom.exe: MD5 Hash: 50935c0bee3fd9ed694... process: kazoom.exe: MD5 Hash: 32e09366f1015ffcca3... process: s4setp.exe: MD5 Hash: 3759c4c9477b649c73e... process: kazoom.exe: MD5 Hash: 87df5c7039a51557bc3... process: miniinstaller.exe: MD5 Hash: 12a938c2b10b37fa6b7... process: srnginstall.exe: MD5 Hash: d54df4e82828b89589e..
Type: Adware - 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.


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