BankAds.com

· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Distribution ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Category:

Tracking Cookie: Any cookie that is shared among two or more web pages for the purpose of tracking a user's surfing history.

Similar Pests:

 Tracking Cookie

Origins

Author:

 BankAds.com

Date of Origin:

 September, 2004

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • BankAds.com: < 0.00005%
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    Clot Factor:
  • BankAds.com: < 1

    • The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone.

    Countries Affected:

    		 In the past three months, we have received reports of BankAds.com in United States.

    Operation

    Storage Required:
  • BankAds.com: at least 65 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove BankAds.com from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 15, 2005