Name: Adw.eXact.CashBack Category: Adware Alias: CashBack, CashBack Buddy, CashBackBuddy, CashBack by BargainBuddy 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: CashBack is part of BargianBuddy adware that displays popup advertisements. CashBack causes a number of system errors and forces automatic reboots of your computer without your intervention. "CashBack displays search listings in a window in the background on the computer screen. These listings are displayed as a "search helper" when a user has typed text into the address bar that would normally resolve to a "404 Page not found". The search helper tries to deduce what content the user was searching for, and present relevant results. You may also see search results as a pop-up/under as a helper when you enter terms into a search bar or go to certain targeted sites." From the privacy policy: "The eXact Advertising Software, consisting of "CashBack by BargainBuddy" ("CashBack by BargainBuddy" or the "Program"), Bullseye and NaviSearch 404 ("NaviSearch") ( Bullseye, CashBack by Bargain Buddy and NaviSearch are collectively referred to herein as the "Software") is offered to you by eXact Advertising, LLC and/or its affiliates ("EXACT", "we" "us" or "our"). CashBack by BargainBuddy allows you to receive rebates from participating merchants. When you enter the URL of a participating merchant, you may receive notification or other information displayed on your computer screen in a separate window controlled by EXACT. Such notification will contain the trademark "CashBack by BargainBuddy"). Bullseye delivers relevant contextual information to you in the form of advertisements, promotions and other content based on the URLs and/or search terms you enter when navigating the Internet. These advertisements, promotional messages and other notifications or information may be displayed on your computer screen at any time while you are online. EXACT may display these advertisements in a separate independent window controlled by EXACT on behalf of its advertising clients and not on the Web site that you may be viewing when the advertisement appears. EXACT's advertising clients may be competitors of the publishers whose Web site you may be viewing or may have recently viewed. Advertisements delivered by EXACT on behalf of its clients are distinguishable from other advertisements because all such advertisements contain one of the following trademarks "Bullseye" Network Offer" or "3rd Party Offer by eXact Advertising" in the title bar of the advertisement. To see representative full-size examples of each type of advertisement that may be displayed along with the frequency with which each type of advertisement may be displayed, go to http://www.bargain-buddy.net/ad.html, which is incorporated herein by reference and is part of this Agreement. . NaviSearch delivers relevant search results to you in cases where you mistype a URL address. Unless you chose to provide to us your contact information when you opt-in to participate in CashBack by BargainBuddy, the Software does not collect personally identifiable information from you. The Software does not store any personally identifiable information that records your browsing behavior. If you opt-in to participate in the Program, you will supply us with certain personally identifiable information, such as name, email address, and password, which we use to create an account in your name to track and provide you with rebates from participating merchants." Signatures: process: cbinstall.exe: MD5 Hash: 3f17e081a51142683e0... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 0951cae7138899dbe7c... process: cb.exe: MD5 Hash: 35e41fa293fce59b243... process: flash.exe: MD5 Hash: 4d97541176ac53baca2... process: exdl.exe: MD5 Hash: 2f1a31d5457b818e15a... process: exul.exe: MD5 Hash: e52b7e9412080d20c72... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: ce84900e56d214c5897... process: package8033_VENDARE3.exe: MD5 Hash: 03498060a4ce95befd6... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 4cf7801925015ade8d4... process: exul.exe: MD5 Hash: 378117ed10208a165ba... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 9d5acd71f36bedd5552... process: exdl.exe: MD5 Hash: 3a0a6df41aa47f09129... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 0c5a1fa114150d773eb... process: exdl.exe: MD5 Hash: 1a26265ad19845903fc... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: facb09c2ea09a439c91... process: cbinstall.exe: MD5 Hash: 7108d9ec99742fbf9f7... process: cbinstall.exe: MD5 Hash: 97c5e96c771b0206891... process: adp8034.exe: MD5 Hash: eabe78ca66d4a2265db... process: exdl0.exe: MD5 Hash: 1a26265ad19845903fc... process: cb8034.exe: MD5 Hash: 7384c722721a62a412f... process: ahcb.exe: MD5 Hash: 6ffb19844fb2b2f64a7... process: ahnls.exe: MD5 Hash: 9d817816342ceb10f39... process: autoheal.exe: MD5 Hash: f8d97be9374da690bb3... process: cb.exe: MD5 Hash: 1ce572dde5b88cc6bda... process: cb.exe: MD5 Hash: 1ce572dde5b88cc6bda... process: flash.exe: MD5 Hash: 0cf2d7615a493a05c86... process: cb8036.exe: MD5 Hash: f71f7346e7f7a744dc2... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: ef025879dba86e91939... process: installer_cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: d78ff9b5f172b26b23e... process: installer_cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 57a599f8cbfed040e5f... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: f4032ee8792267c5b10... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: fcef0ca725cf4b3f2df... process: cb8036f.exe: MD5 Hash: a09dd8c864664495868... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: ef92b97506eea7ec371... process: cb8039.exe: MD5 Hash: 8fe7b672e520d1caca9... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: cc4e20624b646093260... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: ddfdf6cc1dd895d8063... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 63f84c9524de0bec9e3... process: cb.exe: MD5 Hash: 968ea3fce10de832c48... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 8cdb2589b40a6441ef7... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 2de567e7051adc6c7a8... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: b7ba3fbf6e0bb6e1a5f... process: cb.exe: MD5 Hash: 899f2dd68fd636833ef... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: b872f0e15fc54dffb2f... process: cashback.exe: MD5 Hash: 1adc62a9d3e88fd396d... process: cb8040f.exe: MD5 Hash: 372e2e85e39af75d8d9... process: autoheal.exe: MD5 Hash: c1e5e811582dafcda0c... process: angelex.exe: MD5 Hash: b0b38c7d6f7208ec032... process: nls8033_misc.exe: MD5 Hash: 62146004c26a926d06b.. 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.