Name: AlwaysUpdateNews Category: Spyware Alias: SoftTech 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: Signatures: process: aun_0024.exe: MD5 Hash: dcb0c7ca702db194e03... process: aunicons.exe: MD5 Hash: 8cf77e085b930aed448... process: aun_0029.exe: MD5 Hash: 0d7346527801cbd51c9... process: aun_0029.exe: MD5 Hash: f289365f783e825270b... process: aun_0001.exe: MD5 Hash: fb2f691bf047e11f951... process: winupdt.exe: MD5 Hash: 6dbd6cbbfd55f036576... process: winupdtn.exe: MD5 Hash: 6dbd6cbbfd55f036576.. Type: Spyware - 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.