Adware.WebInternetSecurity
Posted: April 9, 2014
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 12,373 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 41,949 |
First Seen: | April 9, 2014 |
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Last Seen: | October 7, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adware.WebInternetSecurity is adware that may insert an unwanted add-on, plug-in or browser extension on the Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Once installed on the computer system, Adware.WebInternetSecurity may display pop-up advertisements, messages and banners carrying various online saving coupons, discount deals, sales and other offers. Adware.WebInternetSecurity may seem to be a useful tool to online shoppers. However, in fact, Adware.WebInternetSecurity may be considered to be a potentially unwanted application if it integrates itself on the PC without the computer user's approval. Adware.WebInternetSecurity may also spread and access the PC as an extra program through bundled freeware that computer users can download from unreliable download websites. Adware.WebInternetSecurity may keep track of the PC user's surfing habits and gather browsing details that may later be used with the purpose to deliver targeted advertisements. Adware.WebInternetSecurity may be created with the goal to generate advertising revenue from clicks on ads.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:%PROGRAMFILES%\Webinternetsecurity\WebInternetSecurity.exe
File name: WebInternetSecurity.exeSize: 797.18 KB (797184 bytes)
MD5: 8a0b3b8f670c7a32cdc9b1a0797396ae
Detection count: 15,446
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Webinternetsecurity
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 21, 2020
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\C2GHAY8K\installer-wis-dl[1].exe
File name: installer-wis-dl[1].exeSize: 3.54 MB (3548160 bytes)
MD5: 294d8bf17879e177b92ab3c04233b892
Detection count: 14,109
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\C2GHAY8K\installer-wis-dl[1].exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 6, 2021
C:\Program Files (x86)\Webinternetsecurity\WebInternetSecurity.exe
File name: WebInternetSecurity.exeSize: 797.18 KB (797184 bytes)
MD5: 32eabdec77ee9d02ea0acde54e817a2c
Detection count: 5,832
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Webinternetsecurity\WebInternetSecurity.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 25, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Webinternetsecurity\uninstall.webinternetsecurity.exe
File name: uninstall.webinternetsecurity.exeSize: 3.54 MB (3548160 bytes)
MD5: e9266785503519dbc15bfada8c19c40e
Detection count: 5,591
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Webinternetsecurity
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 19, 2020
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WebInternetSecurity_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WebInternetSecurity_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\WebInternetSecurity Update TaskSOFTWARE\WebinternetsecuritySoftware\WebinternetsecurityInstalledSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WebInternetSecurity_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WebInternetSecurity_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\WebinternetsecurityHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Webinternetsecurity
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