Skype


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



Overview

Category:

P2P: Any peer-to-peer file swapping program, such as Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus, Grokster, Imesh, KaZaa, KaZaa Lite, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza, WinMX and Xolox. In an organization, can degrade network performance and consume vast amounts of storage. May create security issues as outsiders are granted access to internal files. Often bundled with Adware or Spyware.

Similar Pests:

P2P

Origins

Group:

Skyper Limited

Date of Origin:

March, 2005

Operation

Detection and Removal

Automatic Removal:

PestPatrol detects this.

PestPatrol removes this.



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 04, 2005