Verticity

Overview

Alias

Adware/IEDriver [Panda], TrojanDownloader.Win32.Turown.a [Kaspersky], TrojanDownloader.Win32.Turown.h [Kaspersky], Win32.Startpage.JK [Computer Associates], Win32.Startpage.JK!downloader [Computer Associates], Win32/SearchBar.sb!Downloader [Computer Associates], Win32/SearchBar.sb!Trojan [Computer Associates],

Category

Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.

Downloader: A program designed to retrieve and install additional files, when run. Most will be configured to retrieve from a designated web or FTP site.

Homepage Hijacker: Any software that changes your browser's home page to some other site. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower.

Origins

Date of Origin

December, 2003

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove Verticity from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

Stop Running Processes:

Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

Restore Settings:

After following the instructions above, you will still need to restore your original settings and prevent this from happening again.

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