Description of CWS.Tubby :
CWS.Tubby is from the CoolWebSearch hijacker family. It hijacks search and start page settings of your browser to point to a site operated by CoolWebSearch or its affiliates. It also endangers your security as it may download and execute arbitrary code from its controlling server.
Recommendation for CWS.Tubby :
It is recommended that this be removed from your system immediately.
Trusted: No
Trojan: No
Chronic: No
Adware: No
Carrier: No
Browser Hijacker: Yes
Dialer: No
Commercial Keylogger: No
Remote Administration Tool: No
Suspected: No
Company Name: CoolWebSearch
Platforms Affected:
Methods of Distribution: This may be installed by ActiveX drive-by download from CWS sites and affiliate sites.
Variants/Versions:
Release Date: 2004