Adware/Megasearch

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Adware/Megasearch.A is classified as Adware.   Adware are software components that display unsolicited advertisements.
The Fortinet Anti-Spyware Research Team is currently in the process of creating a detailed description for this Spyware.
For additional information about Adware, and how Fortinet classifies Spyware threats please see Fortinet's paper in PDF format:
Spyware Classification and Terms.

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Detection Availability

FortiGate
Extended
FortiClient
FortiMail
FortiSandbox
FortiWeb
Web Application Firewall
FortiIsolator
FortiDeceptor
FortiEDR

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2021-06-22 87.00103
2021-04-08 85.00297
2021-03-09 84.00585
2021-02-16 84.08100 Sig Updated
2020-12-23 82.75700 Sig Updated
2020-12-04 82.30200 Sig Updated
2020-11-30 82.21200 Sig Updated
2020-09-29 80.72800 Sig Updated
2020-08-25 79.89400 Sig Updated
2020-08-25 79.88800 Sig Updated