Spyware Download Adware-Lop
Type: Adware
Publisher: lop.comSystems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Systems Not Affected: DOS, Linux, Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX
This spyware threat can be detected only by spyware scanning software that supports expanded threats.
The Spyware's Behavior
The Spyware Download "Adware.Lop" adware downloads files to your computer. It is a browser plug-in that stays active until the next system restart.Outgoing HTTP requests will have a destination of a URL on the lop.com domain.
When this spyware was detected, Download.Adware.Lop downloaded and installed the expanded threat, Adware.Lop.
Many shareware applications install this spyware downloader.
The Spyware download 'Adware.Lop' downloads files from precoded sites. Web sites usually install it on your system.
Because this spyware performs its actions without your full knowledge, it can be considered an expanded threat. Although the files that the Download Adware.Lop downloads may be adware or spyware, they could also be modified to perform malicious actions.
This specific spyware downloader does not create registry keys and is inactive after the system is restarted or when the file is removed.
*Run a full system spyware scan and delete all the files detected as spyware under the filename(s) Download.Adware.Lop, or Adware.Lop.
Scanning for and deleting the Spyware files
Run your free spyware scanner and make sure that it is configured to scan all files.Run a full system scan.
If any files are detected as spyware under the filename(s) Download 'Adware.Lop' or Adware.Lop, Delete them.
This spyware was Known in the past as:
Trojan.Download.Swizz.
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