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Antivirus2009 |
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| Alias: |
CodecPack,Renos, |
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| Type: |
ADWARE |
| Size: |
135680 Bytes |
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DETECTIONS
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| Date first seen: |
July 16, 2010 at 09:23 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.
Antivirus2009 uses the following propagation or distribution methods:
- Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
- It is dropped or downloaded to the computer by other malware specimens, for example: Downloader.UJE.
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