Name: 2nd Thought Category: Browser Hijacker 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: 2nd-Thought is a browswer hijacker that will reset your home page and often redirect your searches to porn sites. 2nd-Thought also installs with additional spyware/adware including Golden Retriever and ShopAtHomeSelect (nasty spyware). 2nd-Thought sometimes will prevent you from changing your home page. On installation 2nd-Thought communicates with its remote server to phone home about the installation as well as requrest and download additional software to install. 2nd-Thought installs a number of additional spyware software including: Clear Search TV Media STC POP! Golden Retriever Signatures: process: stcloader.exe: MD5 Hash: 1aba249db07efa70081... process: stcloader.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: STC.exe: MD5 Hash: f728d660a67fdb4fe89... process: BundleOuter2601031121.exe: MD5 Hash: f1a9729003872341d84... process: CSV5P070.exe: MD5 Hash: ed7c0dc5d855f604208... process: s_win32.exe: MD5 Hash: 18850bc9c472678d138... process: slmss.exe: MD5 Hash: 99d98299d4ddd79ce4a... process: bundles53.exe: MD5 Hash: ab01040b344389e218b... process: bundles118.exe: MD5 Hash: 5dafd13a33ef0e95476... process: bundles.exe: MD5 Hash: f3a96f860515d5bcf30.. 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.