antispyware

Also Known as: Gator eWallet Claria gain
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.
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against Gator:
-Pro User: X-Cleaner
-Home User: PestPatrol
-IM - P2P Security Appliance: RTGuardian
-Regulatory Compliance: Greynet Enterprise Manager
 

What is Go Hip?
Go Hip is a website directory similar to Yahoo and a number of other search directories. The problem is it has a link on the very top of the page entitled “Click Here To Make GoHip! Your Default Search”. This file changes information in your Windows registry so when you click on the Search button at the top of Internet Explorer it opens GoHip!. Many times it also changes your start page to be GoHip’s as well.
Since the change is in the Windows Registry, its harder to remove than most installations.
How to I Remove GoHip?
The easiest way to remove it is to download the following file from the GoHip website and run it. This will remove the GoHip registry changes and allow your browser to use another search site for the default search and home pages.