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What is ist sidefind and ist surf accaracy?

Hello there,

Wonder if somebody can tell me what is "ist sidefind" and "ist suft accaracy" a spyware remover found it but when I looked it up on Google I got all kinds of differnt answers some of it suggested they are good antispy software element and others say they are spyware themself - some light on the subject would be great. I have spybot installed and is trying out webroot spy sweeper and the webroot found them.

Thanks

Lani

zephyr_hex (Megan)

if you didn't install it as an antispyware program, you should remove it from your computer. it is not a good practice to allow things to be installed on your computer that you didn't intentionally install. this is a key indicator that something is spyware (it installs itself on your computer without you knowing it)

EnigmaticFractal

Although I've never seen ist (and its various by-products such as IST Bar, IST sidefind) portrayed in a positive light, I believe it is spyware. It has all the characteristics of spyware/malware in the fact that it installs itself without the user's knowledge, is difficult to delete from your system, and can/will slow down your system considerably.

As to the question of whether it is good or bad...consider this question: What kind of anti-spyware would install itself without your knowledge, and why would it cause your system to get pop-ups?" If anything, you should try and remove them from your system.

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