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ADWARE_WEBHANCER

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Michael Cabel
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This adware may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Apr 2008

Arrival Details

This adware may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This adware does the following:

  • It installs Hopster, which is a tool to bypass firewall and proxy for the following instant messaging applications:
    • MSN
    • AOL
    • Yahoo Messenger
    • ICQ
    • Miranda
    • Trillian
    • mIRC

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

SSAPI PATTERN File:

0.624.19

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

13 Apr 2008

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