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Wander Burst Ads

Posted: July 17, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 9,333
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 5,103
First Seen: July 14, 2015
Last Seen: October 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Wander Burst is classified as adware, and like the majority of similar tools, often leaves its clients highly dissatisfied. To begin with, the questionable add-on frequently comes against the will of the users. The installation process of Wander Burst may happen without the knowledge of the person because the adware travels bundled with other programs. If the main program is loaded through the "Quick" menu, the client may not find out that he is about to install some additions. The sole purpose of Wander Burst is to redirect the user towards specifically selected third-party pages. For the service, the creators of the adware earn money. As it may be expected, they want to maximize the profits. For this reason, the people behind Wander Burst rely on two methods. First, they insert numerous ads on almost every webpage. The newly created banners, pop-ups and in-text ads may be very cleverly positioned so that the people may click on them even if they have no intention to do so. The presence of so many commercials may have adverse consequences for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer like increased loading time or freezes. Second, the developers of Wander Burst make everything possible to display user-relevant ads. This matching with the current needs of the person happens because the displayed offers are based on the browsing history. The experts advise not to click on the ads regardless if they seem good because they may lead to compromised pages.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{B10D6FDD-9D82-4DA0-AC5F-714EC6E3F46C}{d0c77922-11a1-42bf-ae29-ae155c6a7844}{d45929a2-951f-4eb4-91be-79125af755f0}{ea2a7a62-0df5-4a16-af66-adad032f76c8}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{C719E9C2-E206-432A-A9F9-BDEFFA60FE4B}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{FAD389A4-8981-4AB6-8242-F5ABFE61A904}SOFTWARE\WanderBurstSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{d0c77922-11a1-42bf-ae29-ae155c6a7844}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\WanderBurstSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Service Mgr WanderBurstSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Mgr WanderBurstSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Service Mgr WanderBurstSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Mgr WanderBurstSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Service Mgr WanderBurstSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Mgr WanderBurstHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Wander Burst

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\fccb0821-00ee-466c-acb5-2a5cec258511%PROGRAMFILES%\Wander Burst%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Wander Burst%temp%\Wander Burst
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