AGuardDog

It is an Adware. Adware, also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.0

General information:

Malware Name:	AGuardDog
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	AGD System Protection & Technology
Company URL:	http://aguarddog.com/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

AGD System Protection & Technology is dedicated to providing System Protection to make our Web Experience and everyday Computer use a great one. Its Company in 2004 was started to give users privacy, safety, security and peace of mind. It Believes just one tool is not enough to combat all the problems that come from using an everyday computer.

Spyware Description:

It is an Adware. Adware, also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> False scan results -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme -> Uses out of date ref database0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for AGuardDog
	Search at Bing for AGuardDog
	Search at Yahoo for AGuardDog

Processes Running:

AGuardDogSuiteNT.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\AGuardDog Suite\MyPrivacy\NewMyPrivacyNT.exe	1069056	Application
C:\Program Files\AGuardDog Suite\MyPrivacy\regini.exe	36864	Application
C:\Program Files\AGuardDog Suite\OPF\W95ws2setup.exe	986400	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\AGuardDog Suite\ABP
C:\Program Files\AGuardDog Suite\AntiSpy

Registry information Created after Installation: