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Currently Notice: Undefined variable: incprefix in /data/www/xblock/product_show.php on line 123 25,860,543 Spy Software Busted!
Full Name:
Kidda
Type: Adware
Also Known As: bho.KiddaToolbar (Sunbelt) , Adware.Kidda (Symantec)
Danger Level: 3
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.
Comment: Kidda is an Internet Explorer URLSearchHook . The search's on this bar will go to kidda.de and sponsored links are returned.
   
Properties:
Manual Removal: To change the the registry entry " "iexplore.exe" = "0" "

1. Click Start > Run.
2. Type regedit
Then click ENTER.
3. Navigate to the subkey:

KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN

4. In the right pane, delete the value:

"iexplore.exe" = "0"

5. Exit the Registry Editor.

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