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Monday, 8 September 2008       

HungryHands Spyware/Adware Definition


Name: HungryHands
Category: Browser Hijacker
Alias: Hungry Hands porn 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: HungryHands installs itself as a browser helper object, redirecting your browser to a pornographic Web site instead of the Web site to which you wish to go.

HungryHands redirects your browser to "http://209.47.15.67/int/set?type=468-60" instead of the web page you want to go to. The web page at 209.47.15.67 displays Amazon.com banners.

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.


Top Browser Hijacker Visited Pages:
2nd Thought
2nd-thought
2nsSearch
ActualNames
AdBlock
Adpowerzone.BHO
Adw.Afris.Downloader
Adw.CWS.Hotoffers
Adw.KlikFind.Hijacker
Adw.Melkosoft.SuperSpider
Adw.SearchFast.Toolbar
Adw.SystemExplorer
Adware.24t
Americlicks
AproposMedia

 


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