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RadSteroids

Posted: March 6, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,025
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 4,047
First Seen: March 7, 2014
Last Seen: August 22, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Radsteroids is adware that conceals its advertising content behind premises of providing games for modifying the appearance of unrelated Web pages. Although Radsteroids is not entirely fraudulent, malware experts see sufficient reason to categorize Radsteroids as a PUP, and like other programs in this category, you should remove Radsteroids in any circumstance where Radsteroids interferes with your Web-browsing activities. Repetitive contact with the Radsteroids advertisement content may cause your PC to be exposed to threats, including disguised phishing attacks and other hoaxes that may distribute on advertisement networks with poor security.

What's not so Rad About Radsteroids Advertisements

Radsteroids is promoted and distributed at its website, radsteroids.com, but malware researchers also found Radsteroids to have a history of distribution by other, less than consensual methods, such as bundles with other applications and mislabeled download links. While a small number of PC security companies have categorized Radsteroids's site as unsafe, Radsteroids is not a threat; rather, Radsteroids is an advertising software. Radsteroids claims to provide features for allowing you to rearrange, deform and 'blow up' Web page content via an enhanced graphical layer, but may neglect to mention that these same functions also are used to load advertisements.

Radsteroids advertisements load automatically and may harm your ability to access some Web page content or browse the Web with minimal stuttering or other performance issues. More meaningfully than that, malware experts also connect adware like Radsteroids to frequent security hazards, which may include, at the extremes, exposure to threatening software (often via fake Flash updates and other, disguised attacks). Like other adware, Radsteroids also may ignore any normal advertisement-blocker programs installed to your browser, along with ignoring any browser settings that would block its content.

A Non-Radical Solution to a Radsteroids Problem

Radsteroids claims to be all fun and games, but has functions that are both detrimental to your PC's safety and are of limited benefit, even when ignoring the former fact. As a final warning, Radsteroids also historically fails to uninstall itself via normal software procedures, which forces malware analysts to encourage alternative methods for solving Radsteroids advertisements. Most browsers are affected by Radsteroids, including Chrome, IE and the somewhat lesser-targeted Firefox.

Programs specializing in the removal of Potentially Unwanted Programs, including adware and browser hijackers, should be able to identify and uninstall Radsteroids completely. Since Radsteroids advertisements may cause other, equally unhelpful programs to be installed (especially search engine hijackers and various toolbars), scanning your PC as soon as practical after noticing Radsteroids can help a minor collision with adware into exploding into a multiple-threat scenario. On a final note, although Radsteroids labels are downloaded with a Norton Security emblem, Radsteroids is not affiliated with nor endorsed by that PC security company.

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:



C:\ProgramData\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 42.87 KB (42872 bytes)
MD5: 41ec3a3e465ba68354e81469ad03fe65
Detection count: 1,534
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80\Radsteroids.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 29, 2022
C:\ProgramData\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 65.91 KB (65912 bytes)
MD5: 5a4834876a0ed135574d90679fe2ddbf
Detection count: 1,471
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80\RadsteroidsService.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 29, 2022
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 54.64 KB (54648 bytes)
MD5: 601bf5f59c0a321766b69dc7fae375c3
Detection count: 176
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 14, 2019
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 150.39 KB (150392 bytes)
MD5: 847475485e401de2d7cbf32195b6c997
Detection count: 164
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 14, 2019
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 61.81 KB (61816 bytes)
MD5: e90eb61afc1a52f2f73941764b4794c8
Detection count: 80
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 28.74 KB (28745 bytes)
MD5: 4e9e63661f98a85250cb0b32fb887bec
Detection count: 51
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
Setup.exe File name: Setup.exe
Size: 3.09 MB (3093664 bytes)
MD5: 836b6156fa390dad36ca490bba9eb9cf
Detection count: 45
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 7, 2014
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 54.64 KB (54648 bytes)
MD5: fa3bf6ea9228d9bb63d9dc10f2db55d4
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 151.92 KB (151928 bytes)
MD5: bbcd631c91a3325f6f8baf222804e57b
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 63.18 KB (63184 bytes)
MD5: 194e45da5b73e37559523b8f3704efb7
Detection count: 21
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 151.41 KB (151416 bytes)
MD5: d739f5a6c6533e22aa84f2510620ce0b
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 54.64 KB (54648 bytes)
MD5: f05ffb7be846b12e2ab197e3279c9cd3
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 61.81 KB (61816 bytes)
MD5: 3c671cd205fc68894e6f903f907f9849
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 150.39 KB (150392 bytes)
MD5: 3160efc44bf2259f07cdae3a7cec8b4e
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 65.91 KB (65912 bytes)
MD5: 7d7e2076032f6e632d1cd95b88a02607
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\RadsteroidsService.exe File name: RadsteroidsService.exe
Size: 61.81 KB (61816 bytes)
MD5: 0befa44d68d8bb89815505218e40a021
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 30, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 42.87 KB (42872 bytes)
MD5: 081a10f42d41883efe4b285c1dd360a8
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
C:\ProgramData\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 151.92 KB (151928 bytes)
MD5: e196ba48327b2e59fbe2b94a270ee4c4
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData\Radsteroids\Radsteroids.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 17, 2021
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80\Radsteroids.exe File name: Radsteroids.exe
Size: 11.09 KB (11093 bytes)
MD5: f9024ea5ccbfec9372c7908715f29f8c
Detection count: 4
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids\up\2.6.80
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Radsteroids_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Radsteroids_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RadsteroidsService_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RadsteroidsService_RASMANCSSoftware\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\support@radsteroids.comSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Radsteroids_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Radsteroids_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\RadsteroidsService_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\RadsteroidsService_RASMANCSSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\RadsteroidsSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RadsteroidsHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Radsteroids

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Radsteroids
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