Should I remove PrivDog?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.0.27.0	0.25%
4.0.26.0	0.07%
3.0.108.0	4.35%
3.0.105.0	0.25%
3.0.97.0	2.06%
3.0.96.0	0.07%
2.2.0.14	23.92%
2.1.0.23	7.35%
2.1.0.22	6.43%
2.1.0.21	0.27%
2.1.0.19	1.64%
2.0.0.1	0.20%
2.0.0.0	0.15%
1.9.0.22	0.79%
1.8.0.18	0.89%
1.8.0.17	0.35%
1.8.0.15	34.08%
1.7.0.12	9.61%
1.6.0.30	2.21%
1.5.0.14	4.77%
1.1.0.72	0.05%
1.1.0.66	0.17%
1.1.0.32	0.05%

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• PrivDog 2 Legacy Browser Plug-ins

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from Adtrustmedia, LLC

Remove PrivDog by Adtrustmedia

The software will inject ads in the user's web browser.

From the Terms of Service: "THE “TRUSTED ADVERTISEMENTS” FEATURE DISPLAYS ADVERTISEMENTS FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE IN THE EMPTY ADVERTISEMENT SECTIONS OF WEBPAGES WHERE ADVERTISEMENTS ARE PREVENTED FROM DISPLAYING ON THE USER’S COMPUTER BY THE PRODUCT.

THE “TRUSTED ADVERTISEMENTS” FEATURE ALSO OVERLAYS SEARCH RESULTS ADVERTISEMENTS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE IN THE FORM OF AN OVERLAY WINDOW. THIS WINDOW IS IDENTIFIED BY DISCLOSURE OF AN “AT-M Ad’ ON THE TOP LEFT OR RIGHT SECTION OF THE WINDOW. TO VIEW THE OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS UNDERNEATH THE TRUSTED ADVERTISEMENTS OVERLAY WINDOW AND CLOSE THE WINDOW, CLICK THE “See Non AT-M Ad” LINK PRESENT ON THE OVERLAY WINDOW.

IF YOU ELECT TO RECEIVE “TRUSTED ADVERTISEMENTS” WITH THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE GIVING EXPRESS PERMISSION TO ADTRUSTMEDIA TO SEND ADVERTISEMENTS TO YOU SOLEY FROM ADTRUSTMEDIA AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO RECEIVE ADVERTISEMENTS SOLELY FROM ADTRUSTMEDIA AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES, DO NOT CHECK OR INSTALL THIS OPTION."

When an advertisement is displayed, there is a disclosure at the bottom right of the advertisement indicated by “AT-M Ad” and an icon.

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Displayed publisher: privdog.com

URL: privdog.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\AdTrustMedia\PrivDog\UninstallTrustedAds.exe"

Estimated size: 6.43 MB

Language: English (United States)

trustedadssvc.exe
Memory:	21.68 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0027855424%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00128643%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00149912%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	399,631	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	2.72 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	2.11 KB	105.02 KB average

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program PrivDog, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PrivDog.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 53% Win XP 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 54% Keep it 46%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	40.75%
United Kingdom	6.84%
Germany	5.23%
Italy	4.63%
France	3.24%
Netherlands	3.00%
Canada	2.55%
Poland	2.24%
Australia	2.10%
Brazil	1.83%
Russia	1.54%
Sweden	1.39%
India	1.36%
Belgium	1.32%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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