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Full Name:
Antivirus-Gold
Type: Adware
Also Known As: AVGold
Created By: Antivirus-Gold
Category Description: Program that delivers advertisements on your PC.

Note that many websites have their own advertising, unrelated to adware.

Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in integrated search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. Users should check the EULA and Privacy policy to ensure if the adware on their machines conforms to their standards.
Official Description: Advertised as a spyware removal program.
Is usually installed by a trojan and
can install the Winnook Trojan.
After install icon appears in the tray and once user clicks on icon, a web browser opens up to the site http://www.antivirus-gold.com
   
Information URL: http://www.antivirus-gold.com
Properties:
Manual Removal: Look for AntivirusGold in the Windows Add or Remove Programs.

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