Adware.PigSearch
Adware.PigSearch is a potentially unwanted program that displays numerous advertisements on a compromised PC. Once inside a system, Adware.PigSearch will monitor a user's search strings and display advertisements or search links according to the keywords searched. Adware.PigSearch will generate advertisements in the form of pop-up and banner. Adware.PigSearch may also gather sensitive internet related information and send it to a remote third party. Adware.PigSearch can be removed with an anti-spyware security tool.
File System Details
Adware.PigSearch may create the following file(s):
| # | File Name |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|
| 1. | %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\IETimber\IP.dat |
Registry Details
Adware.PigSearch may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IETimber]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IETimber]
