Name: ActualNames Category: Browser Hijacker Alias: AdvSearch, SearchPike, BrowseProxy 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: ActualNames is an address bar search hijacker targeting IE, Netscape and AOL browsers. When you install the software a popup comes up stating: "Attention: This browser upgrader will overwrite any other plug-in of its nature found on this computer. If you wish, you may stop this installation now." It also seems to contain components to interfere with the sending of mail from various applications and web sites. ActualNames can silently download and execute arbitrary unsigned code from its controlling server actualnames.com, as a self-updating feature. ActualNames/BrowseProxy is also a severe security hole as it allows any web site to execute arbitrary programs. Bundled with KazaaMate. Suspected also to be installed by ActiveX drive-by download from some pop-ups. Signatures: process: FindService.exe: MD5 Hash: .. Type: Browser Hijacker - Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware usually that 'sneaks' onto a system or performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware programs are usually bundled as a hidden component and downloaded from the Internet. These modules are almost always installed on the system secretively and try to run secretively as well.