180Search Assistant

180search Assistant logs the web pages we visit, when we visit them and uploads the data to its servers. It is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on our system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect our productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that we might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track us or to display advertisements can tax our computer and hurt our system performance.0

General information:

Malware Name:	180Search Assistant
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	180Search Assistant
Company URL:	http://www.180searchassistant.com
Threat Level:	Elevated
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

180search Assistant helps you conduct faster, more productive searches. This free, downloadable program improves our online searches by recognizing keywords from our browsing. Based on those keywords, 180search Assistant displays an average of 2-3 advertisements per day, offering products and services that are specifically related to our interests. 180search Assistant also provides access to free games, music, toolbars and useful applications, including Easy Messenger - an all-in-one chat program that lets you combine all your buddies into one IM.

Spyware Description:

180search Assistant logs the web pages we visit, when we visit them and uploads the data to its servers. It is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on our system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect our productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that we might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track us or to display advertisements can tax our computer and hurt our system performance.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Displays third-party advertising on the computer -> Tracks browsing habits -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer.0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for 180Search Assistant
	Search at Bing for 180Search Assistant
	Search at Yahoo for 180Search Assistant

Processes Running:

180sa.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\180search Assistant\180sa_kyf_update.dat	4041513	DAT File
C:\Program Files\180search Assistant\180saau.dat	219126	DAT File
C:\Program Files\180search Assistant\180sahook.dll	118784	Application Extension

Folder information Created after Installation:

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Registry information Created after Installation: