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  • No spyware? Yeah right...

    After uninstalling that toolbar via add remove programs, it does NOT remove it all...
    Task manage reveals that a program "Search.exe" is still running,
    search.exe file dll and security related information or warnings about When U Seach

    If a process named search.exe is running on your system you may have a variant of the WhenU adware program installed on your computer. This process installs a toolbar in Internet Explorer. It may watch your actions while you are surfing the internet and report it findings to the author of the program. It will also display annoying popup windows.
    When U Seach is likely spyware and as such, presents a serious vulnerability which should be fixed immediately! Delaying the removal of search.exe may cause serious harm to your system and will likely cause a number of problems, such as slow performance, loss of data or leaking private information.
    Your program is the absolute text book definition of spyware!
    Definitions of spyware on the Web:
    Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. ...
    Find other ways to generate revenue besides infecting everyones system with this garbage and pretending that it's not spyware when it most certainly is!
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