Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It acts as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that monitors a user's Internet-browsing habits.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tipo de compactação: Varies
Tipo de arquivo: PE
Residente na memória: Yes
Data de recebimento das amostras iniciais: 12 Oct 2010

Arrival Details

This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Autostart Technique

This adware acts as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that monitors a user's Internet-browsing habits.