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Potentially Unwanted Programs
The website www.zwinky.com has a toolbar called Zwinky that contains Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP). Potentially Unwanted Programs are applications that contain adwares, toolbars or web browser hijackers. These programs tend to be difficullt to remove after they have been installed on your computer.
The Zwinky toolbar installation file was scanned at virustotal.com and 11 out of 46 antivirus software detected a threat.
The following threats were found:
File name: Zwinky.exeDetection: 11 / 46Analysis date: 2013-03-24Antivirus Threat--------------------------AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.FunWebAvast Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP]AVG ZangoComodo ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.FunWeb.DAESET-NOD32 Win32/AdInstallerF-Prot W32/MyWeb.GFortinet Riskware/MyWebSearchKaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.genKingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1210VIPRE MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
File name: Zwinky.exeDetection: 11 / 46Analysis date: 2013-03-24
Antivirus Threat--------------------------AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.FunWebAvast Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP]AVG ZangoComodo ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.FunWeb.DAESET-NOD32 Win32/AdInstallerF-Prot W32/MyWeb.GFortinet Riskware/MyWebSearchKaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.genKingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1210VIPRE MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
If you have already installed this toolbar, click here to use AdwCleaner to remove the Potentially Unwanted Programs that were installed.. AdwCleaner is a very small program and doesn't require any installation. You may also use Sophos free virus removal tool, click here to download. Based on the information found, we do not recommend installing the Zwinky toolbar.
