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Details of Virus 360Ads

All details, description and effects of 360Ads

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Common names: 360Ads
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Type: ADWARE
Size: 41955 Bytes
   

DETECTIONS

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Date first seen: November 1, 2006 at 10:40 AM
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Brief Description

Adware refers to programs that display advertising using any means: pop-ups, banners, changes to the browser home page or search page, etc. The advertisements could be associated with the products or services offered by the creator of the program or by third-parties.

Adware can be installed in a number of ways, on some occasions without users' consent, and either with or without users' knowledge of its function.

 

360Ads prevents access from programs to websites of several companies related with security tools (antivirus programs, firewalls, etc.).

 

360Ads does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

 

EFFECTS

360Ads carries out the following actions:

  • 360Ads displays advertising on the screen. The advertisements could be associated to the products or services offered by the creator of the program or third-parties.

 

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