RealHondaF1.com

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:	RealHondaF1.com
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Sport Network
Company URL:	http://www.sportnetwork.net/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

It provides the RealHondaF1.com Toolbar. The RealHondaF1.com Toolbar is safe to use, too. It doesn't violate user’s privacy and does not create security holes - as verified by SpyBot and privacy consultancy Doxdesk.com. Additionally, mature content is filtered out of matching results. The latest RealHondaF1.com news is instantly sent to the Toolbar's news section, while easy access buttons guide us to specific pages on RealHondaF1.com. We've no need to worry about keeping it updated, either, as updates are downloaded automatically. If we've already got a toolbar from other vendors, the RealHondaF1.com Toolbar will complement them perfectly, retaining our existing settings.

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:

    -> 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 RealHondaF1.com
	Search at Bing for RealHondaF1.com
	Search at Yahoo for RealHondaF1.com

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\RealHondaF1.com\INSTALL.LOG	5921	Text Document
C:\Program Files\RealHondaF1.com\LocalSettings.txt	20315	Text Document
C:\Program Files\RealHondaF1.com\toolbar.cfg	27	Microsoft Office Outlook Configuration File

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