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Middle Rush Ads

Posted: November 3, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 9,338
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 8,874
First Seen: October 26, 2015
Last Seen: October 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

You should always check the details when you install freeware because otherwise you may load suspicious tools against your will. An example of applications that it is best to ignore is Middle Rush. This program is adware, which means that it may place additional commercial materials in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The ads may come in such great quantities that it may affect the performance of the browsers. Once Middle Rush hooks towards Web clients as an extension, you may start encountering pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads and videos on the majority of sites. If you detect some underlined words, you should also be careful because they may be hyperlinked. This approach is called in-text advertising. The adware may even cause automatic redirections. Middle Rush may change other settings as well – for example, it may substitute your preset homepage with a questionable search platform that manipulates results. The whole activity of Middle Rush has only one purpose, which is to provide some third-party affiliate sites with a consistent flow of new visitors. Of course, in exchange for the potential clients that this adware brings, the administrators of the promoted pages pay certain commissions. You should be extra attentive if you decide to click on some of the displayed coupons, discounts or special offers because they may not be safe. In some cases, the commercial materials may take you to websites that are harmful. The developer of Middle Rush, which is SuperWeb LLC, is responsible for the creation of dozens of similar ad-oriented extensions. The company may not check its partners thoroughly. Unfortunately, these suspicious extensions may be very stubborn. If you wish to delete Middle Rush efficiently, you should use an advanced anti-malware application.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{1CA43A3D-3E65-435F-A71D-73A1DB05E389}{287b2c47-0d1d-4055-95b6-5d13b8c45410}{3361DCDD-E396-4153-AF77-F6AAB54F3CBA}{43C482BB-F984-4D66-9194-429158BE57E1}{78662ce2-ab87-4756-90b5-d769032bc8c0}{88459867-DD98-45C8-B96A-B12B77CB698B}{c4e7ab80-82fd-49d4-801d-669cc0a2392a}{d00ab4cc-662c-40b6-a85f-d53086f4bb16}File name without pathhttps_middlerush-a.akamaihd.net_0.localstoragehttps_middlerush-a.akamaihd.net_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{C4E7AB80-82FD-49D4-801D-669CC0A2392A}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\middlerush-a.akamaihd.netSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\middlerush-a.akamaihd.netSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{d00ab4cc-662c-40b6-a85f-d53086f4bb16}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{C4E7AB80-82FD-49D4-801D-669CC0A2392A}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{C4E7AB80-82FD-49D4-801D-669CC0A2392A}SOFTWARE\MiddleRushSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{C4E7AB80-82FD-49D4-801D-669CC0A2392A}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{d00ab4cc-662c-40b6-a85f-d53086f4bb16}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MiddleRushSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Service Mgr MiddleRushSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Mgr MiddleRushSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Service Mgr MiddleRushSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Mgr MiddleRushSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Service Mgr MiddleRushSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Mgr MiddleRushHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Middle Rush

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Middle Rush%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Middle Rush%Temp%\Middle Rush
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