What is 180SearchAssistant?
180SearchAssistant is a malicious executable program that is usually installed without user consent or knowledge. 180SearchAssistant may have the ability to secretly monitor, record, and transmit computer activity. Possible symptoms of 180SearchAssistant include, but are not limited to, sluggish system performance, frequent system crashes, advertisements (Pop-up Ads) and/or high CPU usage among other characteristics. 180SearchAssistant may cause a slow internet connection as well due to the increased usage of bandwidth. Replication is not common with 180SearchAssistant. It is however highly recommended that you remove 180SearchAssistant. How did I get 180SearchAssistant?
Methods of infection vary for 180SearchAssistant. Most likely, 180SearchAssistant was bundled with another application that was downloaded intentionally. Peer-to-peer programs could also be the source of the infection. Other distribution tactics of 180SearchAssistant include browser vulnerabilities, deceptive Pop-up boxes designed to appear as legitimate Windows dialog boxes, and/or drive-by downloads. How do I remove 180SearchAssistant?
More than likely, 180SearchAssistant has thoroughly embedded itself in your system making it very difficult to remove manually. Fortunately, there are plenty of Anti-Spyware solutions ready to do the work for you. And, although we can not speak to the effectiveness of all of the software listed at InternetSecurityZone.com, we can, and most certainly do, recommend STOPzilla. Click here to download STOPzilla and remove 180SearchAssistant now. Click here to view our list of recommended Spyware Removal software. |