FastSeeker

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

Overview

Vendor Notes:

 from the doc: "FastSeeker.com is a search engine designed to provide quick and easy links to web sites around the world, helping you find the things you need. Because we provide links to companies and web sites interested in providing services closely related to your search term at the top of the page, we believe the results we provide are better matched than those of many other search engines. FastSeeker.com is a search engine product of Advertising.com Inc. Advertising.com operates the world's largest interactive advertising network and, as well as vast internet reach, provides expertise and world-leading optimization technology to assist advertisers and direct marketers in achieving their targets. For more information on Advertising.com and its products please visit www.advertising.com"

Alias:

 Fastseeker toolbar

Category:

Toolbar: A group of buttons which perform common tasks. A toolbar for Internet Explorer is nomally located below the menu bar at the top of the form. Toolbars may be created by Browser Helper Objects.

Browser Helper Object: (BHO). A component that Internet Explorer will load whenever it starts, shares IE's memory context, can perform any action on the available windows and modules. A BHO can detect events, create windows to display additional information on a viewed page, monitor messages and actions. Microsoft calls it "a spy we send to infiltrate the browser's land." BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are seen by the firewall as your browser itself. Some exploits of this technology search all pages you view in IE and replace banner advertisements with other ads. Some monitor and report on your actions. Some change your home page.

Similar Pests:

 Toolbar · Browser Helper Object

Origins

URL:

 http://www.fastseeker.com

Date of Origin:

 September, 2003

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • FastSeeker: 0.1%
    • More Info

    Clot Factor:
  • FastSeeker: < 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.

    Operation

    Storage Required:
  • FastSeeker: at least 2013 KB
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    Browser Performance:

    		 Likely to slow performance of Internet Explorer.

    Risks

    Privacy Policy:

    		 http://www.fastseeker.com/privacy.html

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove FastSeeker 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.
    Unregister DLLs:

    Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    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!
    		•

    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 03, 2005