Adssite ToolBar
Posted: June 18, 2008
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: | 6/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 30 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adssite toolbar is a malware infection that propagates via gaming download sites and file sharing websites. Usually it comes bundled with various annoying tools, including the Adssite Toolbar, Adsite Games, and Adsite Browser Optimizer, which are downloaded and installed without your knowledge or consent. After the installation, Adssite toolbar will generate hundreds of irritating and extremely obtrusive commercial pop-up adverts, which may create web browser instability and Internet connection slowdown. The Adssite toolbar also includes backdoor capabilities, which allow a remote hacker to gain full access to any personal or financial data stored on your PC. Immediate removal of Adssite toolbar is recommended.
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:adssite_toolbar_setup[1].exe
File name: adssite_toolbar_setup[1].exeSize: 314.91 KB (314916 bytes)
MD5: 740e35c25653d4b08d615875e326052a
Detection count: 92
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
toolbar.dll
File name: toolbar.dllSize: 561.15 KB (561152 bytes)
MD5: 12388b4b797fd6b4d798eef30c41b1b4
Detection count: 10
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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