Netword Agent

Netword is a toolbar and browser add-on that enables advertising-related 'keyword' searching in browsers. It includes Low risk threats should not harm our machine or compromise our privacy and security unless they have been installed without our knowledge and consent. A low risk threat may be a program, network tool, or system utility that you knowingly and deliberately installed and that we wish to keep. Although some low risk programs may track online habits -- as provided for in a privacy policy or End User License Agreement (EULA) -- or display advertising within the applications themselves, these programs have only vague, minimal or negligible effects on our privacy. Low risk threats may also be cookies, which can be used to track your online activities, though without identifying us personally.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Netword Agent
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Netword
Company URL:	http://netword.com/
Threat Level:	Low Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

The Netword system is licensed exclusively to Netword, Inc., a privately owned Delaware corporation. The Company was founded to create and promote a ubiquitous Internet utility that provides a comprehensive solution to navigational problems created by URL's. Networds are registered by companies, organizations, and individuals to make it quicker and easier to navigate to their Internet resources. Networds are used by anyone with access to the Internet via a standard web browser. FREE networds are created by Internet users for non-commercial purposes. Networds provide Internet users with easy access to any URL, including those deep within websites. Owners of Internet resources promote Networds online and offline to attract users to those resources. Networds also support long strings of characters which can include spaces, punctuations, and foreign characters.

Spyware Description:

Netword is a toolbar and browser add-on that enables advertising-related 'keyword' searching in browsers. It includes Low risk threats should not harm our machine or compromise our privacy and security unless they have been installed without our knowledge and consent. A low risk threat may be a program, network tool, or system utility that you knowingly and deliberately installed and that we wish to keep. Although some low risk programs may track online habits -- as provided for in a privacy policy or End User License Agreement (EULA) -- or display advertising within the applications themselves, these programs have only vague, minimal or negligible effects on our privacy. Low risk threats may also be cookies, which can be used to track your online activities, though without identifying us personally.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Displays third-party advertising on the computer -> Tracks browsing habits -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer. -> Bundled with other adware0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Netword Agent
	Search at Bing for Netword Agent
	Search at Yahoo for Netword Agent

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\sapna\Start Menu\Programs\NW Search\Uninstall.lnk	513	Shortcut
C:\Program Files\NW Search\uninst.exe	48254	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\NW Search

Registry information Created after Installation: