Misspellsearch

It is an Adware. Adware is 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:	Misspellsearch
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Misspellsearch.com
Company URL:	http://www.misspellsearch.com/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

It is an eBay member for many years and I have purchased a bunch of items and I have also sold quite a few in the process. Misspellsearch.com lets us search for items that are misspelled. Enter in our item name, hit the Search button, and Misspellsearch.com generates a link that we click based on dozens of variations of our search term. Click the link and instantly eBay gives us all the active auctions for those items that are misspelled by the sellers. We should be able to pick up some real bargains with no one else bidding against us. Just remember thousands of items on eBay are listed with misspelled descriptions, items, item names, from a single word to multiple words.

Spyware Description:

It is an Adware. Adware is 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:

    -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers -> Track browsing habits -> Adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser -> Changes browser0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Misspellsearch
	Search at Bing for Misspellsearch
	Search at Yahoo for Misspellsearch

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Misspellsearch Toolbar\favicon.ico	86374	Icon
C:\Program Files\Misspellsearch Toolbar\options.html	6937	HTML File
C:\Program Files\Misspellsearch Toolbar\version.txt	56	Text Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Misspellsearch Toolbar

Registry information Created after Installation: