Flyswat is a spyware program created by the company called Flyswat.  It was first discovered on August 18 of 2003.  It has to be installed manually on your computer, but there are ways they can get around that.

Flyswat often comes bundled with other software.  Most often, it comes bundled with NetCaptor and NeoPlanet.  Otherwise, it will show a EULA when you’re installing it, but it’s too small to read.

Flyswat’s method of Browser Hijacking is a rarity.  It monitors your browsing, and looks for keywords on the web pages you’re visiting.  It will convert these keywords into hyperlinks to its affiliate sites.  These hyperlinks are highlighted in yellow.

Flyswat uses up a lot of your computer’s resources in order to run.  It can use so much of your memory and bandwidth that your computer slows to a crawl and your browser may crash.  It’s in your best interest to remove it quickly once you’re infected.  SpyZooka is the best tool available for this.

Also Known As:
Adware.Flyswat

Associated Files:

FSUninst.exe
flydesk.exe
Setup.exe
fsinstall.ini
%programfilesdir%\Flyswat\fsinstall.ini
ui.cab
boat.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\boat-anim.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\desktop.html
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\desktop-loading.html
fly.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\flystyleall.html
flystylepopup.html
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\flystylesearch.html
flyswatoff.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\flyswatoff-click.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\flyswatoff-hover.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\flyswaton.gif
flyswaton-click.gif
flyswaton-hover.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\go.gif
go-click.gif
go-hover.gif
helpmenu.gif
helpmenu-click.gif
helpmenu-hover.gif
imgunderline.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\images\imgunderlineHighlight.gif
imgunderlineOnClick.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband.html
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\minus-black.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\minus-black-hover.gif
minus-blue.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\minus-blue-hover.gif
options.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\options-click.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\options-hover.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\plus-black.gif
plus-black-hover.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\plus-blue.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\plus-blue-hover.gif
popup-bottom-loading.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\popup-bottom-promo.gif
popup-bottom-rounded.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\popup-loadingfly.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\popup-tab.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\popup-tab-bg.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\popup-top-loading.gif
popup-top-rounded.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\scrolldown.gif
scrolldown-click.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\scrolldown-disabled.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\scrollup.gif
scrollup-click.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\scrollup-disabled.gif
search.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\search-click.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\search-hover.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\style_ck
submitsearch.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\miniband-images\submitsearch-click.gif
submitsearch-hover.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\ui.cab
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\images\underline.gif
underlineHighlight.gif
underlineOnClick.gif
vert-bottom-bg.gif
vert-top-bg.gif
%profiledir%\Application Data\flyswat\fsstc\popup-images\vert-top-logo.gif
Flyswat Desktop.lnk
Uninstall Flyswat.lnk
flylib.dll
%windir%\system\flylib.dll
%programfilesdir%\netcaptor\flylib.dll
%windir%\fssetup.dll
flydsk.dll
Flylib.dll
fssetup.dll
psapi.dll
(Registry Files)
{C107F7A0-B489-11D2-B2FE-005004055BFB}
{C107F7A0-B489-11D2-B2FE-005004055BFB}
FlyswatDesktop
Flyswat
Flyswat