| Claria.Weatherscope removal| Spyware Claria.Weatherscope Information |
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Name: Claria.Weatherscope
Category: Adware
Date: 2004-12-02
Dangerous: Yes |
Claria.Weatherscope belongs to Adware spyware category.
Theres no difference between the licensed version & the ad-supported version. After our purchase, we found that c:/windows/temp/trickler4010_bic_gatorws_4010.exe was running. This trickler was added to the registry, so that it would run at reboot. It's presense means that your computer is infected with malicious software and is insecure.
Claria.Weatherscope description by publisher: from the web site: ´Displays your current local temperature in the system tray of your computer (near the clock) whenever you´re online! Provides one-click access to 3-day & 7-day forecasts Works for almost any city in the world! Uses the same information that over 750 newspapers use everyday´GAIN Publishing spreads a bunch of popular software programs & owns & operates the GAIN Network, the world´s largest in-context behavioral advertising network. The GAIN Network helps keep many popular software programs & web sites free. These software programs also occasionally display pop up ads on your computer screen based on your online behavior. Alternatively, ad-free versions of the software titles distributed by GAIN Publishing are available for purchase (conditions apply).´ -- www.gainpublishing.com/index.html Claria was founded in 1998 as The Gator Corporation to deliver the promise of one-to-one marketing on the Internet. The guiding vision was to develop a massive consumer audience by offering valuable web/software content for free in exchange for the right to show highly targeted advertising based on consumers´ anonymous browsing behavior. Executed in June 1999, the Gator eWallet was the company´s 1st free ad-supported software product, & it quickly grew to become the most popular product in its category. By November 1999, Claria had revolutionized the online advertising industry by introducing its contextual & behavioral relevant online advertising model. This new advertising method resulted in unparalleled ROI for advertisers. Claria headquarters are located in Redwood City, California, with U.S. offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Detroit, Austin, & International offices in the U.K & Asia. Claria is backed by top-tier venture capitalists such as Greylock, Technology Crossover Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Investor AB & Crosslink Capital. - www.claria.com/companyinfo/
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| Claria.Weatherscope Removal Instructions |
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Kill the following processes weatherscope.exe, wsuninstaller.exe | Delete these registry entries HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\gator.com\weatherscope
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\cme
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\gmt
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\weatherscope
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\weatherscope
| Remove the following files install.log, weatherscope.exe, wsuninstaller.exe.
| Remove the following directories Program Files\common files\prtdbfnn
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