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WEBHANCER Detection

medium Nessus Plugin ID 12005

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Synopsis

The remote software is potentially unwanted and considered spyware.

Description

The remote host is using the WEBHANCER program. You should ensure that :

 - the user intended to install WEBHANCER (it is sometimes silently installed)
 - the use of WEBHANCER matches your corporate mandates and security policies.

To remove this sort of software, you may wish to check out ad-aware or spybot.

Solution

Uninstall this software if it is not desired.

See Also

http://www.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=43482

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 12005

File Name: webhancer_detection.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/15/2004

Updated: 2/1/2022

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:webhancer:webhancer

Required KB Items: SMB/registry_full_access