webHancer is a process started at Windows startup that monitors web sites being viewed and sends performance data on them back to webHancer's servers.
webHancer is a process started at Windows startup that monitors web sites being viewed and sends performance data on them back to webHancer's servers.
Very widespread bundling, especially with file-sharing software such as AudioGalaxy and Grokster.
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Yes. The 'customer companion' collects names of visited sites and how fast they loaded, and sends them back to webHancer's servers.
Yes. Can download and execute arbitrary code silently from the controlling servers, as an update feature.
webHancer interferes with the networking stack, and may kill networking completely if deleted.
Use the Control Panel 'Add/Remove Programs' option if possible; if webHancer is not there you could try reinstalling a new version and then removing it.
Ad-Aware can also remove webHancer, but use a recent version.