ClickSpring


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



Overview

Category:

Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.

Similar Pests:

Adware

Origins

Mailing Address:

Clickspring LLC Daniel Houston 20 Dean Rd. #2 Brookline, MA 02445 US

Phone:

Phone: 617-562-0131

EMail:

info@clickspring.net

URL:

www.clickspring.net

Date of Origin:

January, 2005

Distribution

Prevalence:

  • ClickSpring: 0.1%
  • More Info

    Clot Factor:

  • ClickSpring: 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.

    Growth:

  • ClickSpring: Insufficient data to report growth
  • Operation

    Risks

    Privacy Policy:

    http://www.clickspring.net/policy.html

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.



    Manual Removal:

    Follow these steps to remove ClickSpring 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.
    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    Research

    More Info:

  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
  • Research By:

  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    April 15, 2005