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Adware/GuardianEye

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Adware/GuardianEye is classified as a type of adware.
Adware is any software package that automatically displays advertisements while the program is running. Adware is often not malicious, but unwanted, and a user is often unaware of its being installed on the local machine.
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  • Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
  • Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.

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Detection Availability

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

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2024-04-04 92.03072
2022-09-13 90.05950
2022-07-18 90.04254
2019-04-25 68.06700 Sig Added
2019-04-19 67.91300 Sig Added
2019-04-15 67.81400 Sig Added
ID 6703499
Released Apr 25, 2015
Description
Updated		 Apr 25, 2015
Platform Profile Adware typically display advertising content to the user. This advertising content may take many forms, but is typically in the form of web browser pop-up advertisements. In most circumstances, the user is not aware of the Adware component being installed on the local machine.