Surf SideKick

Surf Sidekick displays additional relevant sites based on user’s search terms or surfing pattern. The Surf Sidekick watches the user’s browsing activity and collects information regarding search results and pages visited.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Surf SideKick
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Surf Sidekick.
Company URL:	http://www.surfsidekick.com/
Threat Level:	High
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After browser restart.

Company Description:

Surf Sidekick displays additional relevant sites based on user’s search terms or surfing pattern. The Surf Sidekick watches the user’s browsing activity and collects information regarding search results and pages visited.

Spyware Description:

Surf Sidekick displays additional relevant sites based on user’s search terms or surfing pattern. The Surf Sidekick watches the user’s browsing activity and collects information regarding search results and pages visited.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Keeps watch on the user’s browsing activity -> Shows popup messages. -> Slows the browser -> Changes the browser’s search settings -> Can installs other bundle programs0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Surf SideKick
	Search at Bing for Surf SideKick
	Search at Yahoo for Surf SideKick

Processes Running:

Ssk.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\SurfSideKick 3\SskBho.dll	95744	Application Extension
C:\Program Files\SurfSideKick 3\SskCore.dll	290816	Application Extension

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation: