IWon and Retrogamer Toolbars Contain Potentially Unwanted Programs Home Categories Unwanted IWon and Retrogamer Toolbars Contain Potentially Unwanted Programs 2 2 3.36K 0 13y ago 2013-03-28T20:48:24-05:00 13y ago 2013-03-28T21:25:27-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) The websites www.iwon.com and retrogamer.iwon.com have toolbars called IWon and Retrogamer that contain Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). 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 Websites: www.iwon.com and retrogamer.iwon.comThis is how the Iwon toolbars looks:The IWon and Retrogamer toolbars installation files were scanned at virustotal.com and 11 out of 46 antivirus software detected a threat. The following threats were found:File names: Retrogamer.exe and iWon.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)If you have already installed these toolbars, 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.Based on the information that we were able to gather, we do not recommend installing the IWon and Retrogamer toolbars. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts (OTA) is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You 9047853013 Scam: Fake Text Message Misterbicycles is a Scam Online Store? 'BET-365 Group' Lottery Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers ebktl.com - it is a Fraudulent Banzai Online Store 'Platinum Support' at platinum-support.com - it is a Fraudulent Website Richard Squire Prizm TechNew Auto Trading Experience Binary Options Software Scam Malicious Email - British Airways E-ticket receipts Email Scam - Our ATM CODE of Conduct 'AdSense is a Scam use Advertisingg.com Instead Bogus' Message Notification of Payment by ATM Master Credit Card Scam Fake and Malicious UPS EFax Email CelebSauce Toolbar Contains Potentially Unwanted Programs Spam Phishing Websites www.ipad3boo.com and www.go2cloud.org You Cant Watch This Vide0 M0re Than 20 Seconds Malicious Facebook Post Comments / Answers (2) Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here 2infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 25, 2013 by IWon and Retrogamer Toolbars Contain Potentially Unwanted ProgramsinfoA lot of these software with Potentially Unwanted Programs are being advertised on a lot of legitimate Advertising Networks.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJun 25, 2013 by IWon and Retrogamer Toolbars Contain Potentially Unwanted Programsan anonymous user from: Lilburn, Georgia, United StatesThe RetroGamer ad is displayed on the Yahoo Mail screen after deleting spam or emptying trash. I found this when I was searching to determine whether it was a safe site for Galaga or other games. Why would Yahoo allow this when it is so problematic? Wait! Yahoo allows someone in Kuwait to sign onto MY email WHILE I AM USING IT!!!
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 25, 2013 by IWon and Retrogamer Toolbars Contain Potentially Unwanted ProgramsinfoA lot of these software with Potentially Unwanted Programs are being advertised on a lot of legitimate Advertising Networks.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJun 25, 2013 by IWon and Retrogamer Toolbars Contain Potentially Unwanted Programsan anonymous user from: Lilburn, Georgia, United StatesThe RetroGamer ad is displayed on the Yahoo Mail screen after deleting spam or emptying trash. I found this when I was searching to determine whether it was a safe site for Galaga or other games. Why would Yahoo allow this when it is so problematic? Wait! Yahoo allows someone in Kuwait to sign onto MY email WHILE I AM USING IT!!!