Gator.4104 – not-a-virus:Adware.Gator.4104 Detection and Removal
Gator.4104 belongs to Claria, one of the largest marketing research companies online. This adware is often installed along with free software which they offer.
Not-a-virus:Adware.Gator.4104 is also a piece of spyware that violates user privacy. It monitors the keywords you enter into search boxes and reports them back to its home server, which will then use the information to deliver annoying advertisements.
Not-a-virus:Adware.Gator.4104 may download other software by the same company. Not only is this program a clear violation of privacy, but its presence may indicate that more adware or spyware is on the host computer. A free scan with SpyZooka will alert Web-savvy users of any other threats to their privacy.
Relative File Contents:
Directories:
%Temp%fsg_tmp
Registry Modifications:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTrickler
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFiles
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesBundle
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesBundlechk
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesBundledl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesOemResDll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesOemResDllchk
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesOemResDlldl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesSilentSetup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesSilentSetupchk
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesSilentSetupdl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comTricklerFilesTricklerInf
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{21FFB6C0-0DA1-11D5-A9D5-00500413153C}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.com
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGator
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGatordyn
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGatordynGCH
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGatordynGCH_gi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGatordynGCH_trickle
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGatordynGCH_ts
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGatorstat
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGInternet
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGator.comGInternetProxy