Dope Wars

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

Overview

Summary:

 Gator will remain long after the thrill of selling drugs on the Internet has gone. Dope Wars 2.2 is ad-supported software. It is part of the Gator Advertising and Information Network (GAIN), which helps keep software free by delivering messages based on the sites you view.

Vendor Notes:

 Editor's note: This download includes additional applications bundled with the software's installer file. Third-party applications bundled with this download may record your surfing habits, deliver advertising, collect private information, or modify your system settings. Pay close attention to the end user license agreement and installation options.

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.

Downloader: A program designed to retrieve and install additional files, when run. Most will be configured to retrieve from a designated web or FTP site.

Variants:
  • Dope Wars 2.2
  • Dope Wars 2001
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    Similar Pests:

    		 Adware · Downloader

    Origins

    Author:

    		 Acidhead 420

    Group:

    		 Beermat Software, Ltd.

    By This Group:

    		 Dope Wars 2.2 ·

    Date of Origin:

    		 Variants from September, 1999 to July, 2004

    Distribution

    Prevalence:
  • Dope Wars: 2.1%
  • Dope Wars 2.2: 1.7%
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    Clot Factor:
  • Dope Wars: 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:
  • Dope Wars 2.2: Insufficient data to report growth
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    Operation

    Storage Required:
  • Dope Wars: at least 201 KB
  • Dope Wars 2.2: at least 93 KB
  • Dope Wars 2001: at least 93 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 HTTP://WWW.GATORCORPORATION.COM/HELP/UNINSTALLINFO.HTML
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Remove Directories:

    Remove these directories (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:
  • Benjamin Googins
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 02, 2005