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Spyware:Win32/Look2Me
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/Adware.Look2Me (CA) Adware.Look2Me (Symantec)
Summary
Spyware:Win32/Look2Me is a monitoring and download component found in some direct marketing programs. Spyware:Win32/Look2Me installs as a Winlogon Notify Package and uses a system of hidden DLLs that work in concert to resuscitate one another and defeat attempts at removal.
Use Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, the Microsoft Safety Scanner, or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
Additional remediation instructions for Spyware:Win32/Look2Me
This program may make lasting changes to a computer’s configuration that are NOT restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning a computer to its previous state, please see the following article/s:
- Recreating a clean HOSTS file: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows7
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
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