Swaptor

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

Overview

Vendor Notes:

 from the doc : "Swaptor is downloadable software, which connects the computers of users who wish to share files (mp3s) in the Swaptor online community. Once connected to the Swaptor community users can freely share and exchange all types of files with ease. Swaptor allows you to designate files on your computer that you wish to share with others. Similarly, others will designate files they are willing to share with you. Swaptor is all about enabling the creation of active communities of users who have similar interests. This software enables the creation of direct links between groups of users computers, thus allowing easy file sharing and the creation of communities for user's of like interests. "

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:

 Swaptor.com

Vendor:

 Swaptor.com

URL:

 http://www. swaptor.com, http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Music_Utilities/Swaptor_Download.html

Date of Origin:

 January, 2003

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • Swaptor: 0.2%
    • More Info

    Clot Factor:
  • Swaptor: < 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

    Platform:

    		 Windows 2000 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT

    Storage Required:
  • Swaptor: at least 1733 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Swaptor 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.
    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:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 04, 2005