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Generous Deal Ads

Posted: February 17, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 1,134
First Seen: February 17, 2016
Last Seen: May 27, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Generous Deal is a Web browser extension that you may see being promoted as an online shopping assistant. Generous Deal may claim that it is a helpful utility whose goal is to assist users who enjoy shopping online by providing them with coupon codes, discount information, price comparisons, and other useful information that may help them to save money and find better deals online. This may seem like a great tool to have at your disposal but, unfortunately, Generous Deal isn't an extension that can help you save money in any way.

In fact, Generous Deal isn't just useless – it is also annoying because it has the tendency to inject 'Generous Deal ads' in the user's Web browser. The advertisements that Generous Deal uses may block you from seeing particular parts of the Web pages you visit and Generous Deal may replace existing advertisements on some websites. 'Generous Deal ads' may include affiliate links, links to suspicious Web pages, and other untrustworthy websites. We advise you to ignore 'Generous Deal Ads' because following them may lead you to potentially dangerous or fraudulent Web destinations. The Generous Deal extension is nothing more than common adware, and its removal is strongly recommended. You should remove Generous Deal by using a reputable anti-malware solution since this is the most efficient way to remove all components associated with Generous Deal's behavior.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



"C:\Program Files\Generous Deal\uninstaller.exe" File name: "C:\Program Files\Generous Deal\uninstaller.exe"
Mime Type: unknown/exe"
Group: Malware file
7za.exe File name: 7za.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{c9581878-64b2-410a-833b-b3bb063b1dde}File name without pathhttps_generousdeal-a.akamaihd.net_0.localstorageHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\GenerousDealSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{c9581878-64b2-410a-833b-b3bb063b1dde}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GenerousDealSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{c9581878-64b2-410a-833b-b3bb063b1dde}SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Service Mgr GenerousDealSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Mgr GenerousDealSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Service Mgr GenerousDealSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Mgr GenerousDealHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Generous Deal

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Generous Deal%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Generous Deal%temp%\Generous Deal
The following URL's were detected:
generousdeal.comwww.generousdeal.com
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