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AdsInContext

Posted: March 28, 2006

AdsInContext is an illegal advertising application that downloads commercial advertisements and shows them in Internet Explorer windows. It drops its files into the computer directory and randomly named folder located in the Windows default temporary folder . It also modifies the Windows registry, so it could run along with the web browser. AdsInContext is able to update itself via the Internet. It is related to adsincontext.com domain.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 greatdealmanipulate.dll
    2 hotplkug.dll
    3 incinstall_1.0.617.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarehotplkugHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREhotplkug
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