Spyware.SearchPounder

Behavior

Spyware.SearchPounder sends keywords typed into HTML forms and popular Internet search engines to a remote server.

Symptoms

Your Symantec products detect the files as Spyware.SearchPounder

Transmission

This program can be manually installed or installed as part of other security risks.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 24, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version June 14, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version March 24, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version July 24, 2008 revision 024
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 25, 2005

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