Pup.Offerware
Posted: February 22, 2013
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.
Threat Level: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 17 |
First Seen: | February 22, 2013 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Pup.Offerware is a potentially unwanted program that comes bundled with a rootkit. Pup.Offerware has to be removed from the affected PC together with a rootkit because otherwise, the latter will restore the removed program. The payload of Pup.Offerware involves, but is not limited to, delivering and displaying random pop-up ads unauthorized by PC users into hacked web browsers. Computer users are advised to remove Pup.Offerware together with a relevant rootkit by using a reputable anti-malware tool.
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:TSULoader.exe
File name: TSULoader.exeSize: 286.99 KB (286992 bytes)
MD5: 3e0a7bac1139dd4bf03cf829f162585d
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2013
TSULoader.exe
File name: TSULoader.exeSize: 270.53 KB (270535 bytes)
MD5: c280912a8dda2083e18e05f0909354bc
Detection count: 48
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2013
Patch VSO Downloader Ultimate.rar.exe
File name: Patch VSO Downloader Ultimate.rar.exeSize: 286.94 KB (286944 bytes)
MD5: a28936238eca8ec299d0334c2554c019
Detection count: 46
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2013
03 Tobias Reisberger pdf.exe
File name: 03 Tobias Reisberger pdf.exeSize: 286.95 KB (286952 bytes)
MD5: 5fcf9f71dd9caa14886475f9b6a099aa
Detection count: 45
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2013
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