Signature Detail

SPYWARE: NetPumper 1.26

This signature detects the runtime behavior of the spyware NetPumper 1.26. NetPumper monitors a user's Web activities and delivers excessive pop-up advertisements. NetPumper installs other spywares such as Cydoor on the user's computer without the user's consent. It can slow down the user's computer performance by using the hard drive resources to deliver advertisements on the computer screen.

References

• URL: http://ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453099585
• URL: http://www.symantec.com/en/aa/norton/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-071314-4105-99&tabid=3
• URL: http://www.spywareguide.com/spydet_975_netpumper_1_2.html