Friday
2008-11-30, 15:44
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Roar" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
hijacker
spyware
Description:
Even personal information is collected and shared.
Privacy Statement:
Why we need to obtain personal information ABOUT YOU
Your personal information is used to enable us to deliver our online products and services to you.[...]
What we do with your personal information
Your email address and other personal information may be used to enable us to send you marketing or promotional material (such as promotional offers) on other products and services that we consider may be of interest to you.[...] The information you provide to Roar is also shared among our subsidiaries and the operators of our affiliated websites.
Links (be careful!):
Product: http://www.roar.com/
Privacy: http://www.roar.com/legal/privacy.htm
Removal Instructions:
Browser:
The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).
Please check your bookmarks for links to "roar.com".
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
hijacker
spyware
Description:
Even personal information is collected and shared.
Privacy Statement:
Why we need to obtain personal information ABOUT YOU
Your personal information is used to enable us to deliver our online products and services to you.[...]
What we do with your personal information
Your email address and other personal information may be used to enable us to send you marketing or promotional material (such as promotional offers) on other products and services that we consider may be of interest to you.[...] The information you provide to Roar is also shared among our subsidiaries and the operators of our affiliated websites.
Links (be careful!):
Product: http://www.roar.com/
Privacy: http://www.roar.com/legal/privacy.htm
Removal Instructions:
Browser:
The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).
Please check your bookmarks for links to "roar.com".
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.