Common names: Iehelp Technical names: Alias: downcom, AdWare.BHO.IEHlpr.a, iehelp.net, klikfeed,     Type: SPYWARE Size: 47616 KB     DETECTIONS Number of sightings: 3014 times Date first seen: March 2, 2008 at 00:13 AM Country first seen in: Spain Country last seen in: United States

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Iehelp is a spyware.

Spyware can be installed either with or without users' consent, and either with or without their knowledge about the data gathered and/or the use of it.

It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: user's browsing habits.

Iehelp 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: MultiDropper.BMU, MultiDropper.BNP, Multidropper.BOE, Downloader.JSQ, Downloader.KLL, Downloader.KYB.

Iehelp carries out the following actions:

• Spyware programs are applications that gather information about users' Internet habits and preferences. The data, when collected, is sent to the creators themselves or to third parties, either directly or after being stored on computer.

  Spyware can be installed either with or without users' consent, and either with or without their knowledge about the data gathered and/or the use of it.

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