Adware.Discount Frenzy
Posted: February 6, 2014
Threat Metric
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| Ranking: | 16,381 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 2/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 11,113 |
| First Seen: | February 6, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | January 20, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Discount Frenzy is adware, which may add a browser extension, add-on or plug-in on the Web browser of the PC. Discount Frenzy may display annoying pop-up ads and messages on social networking and numerous online shopping websites. Discount Frenzy may affect the Web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google chrome, and Internet Explorer. Discount Frenzy may be able to change the default browser settings to possibly execute its unwanted functions on the computer system. Every time the computer user browses online shopping websites and other websites, Discount Frenzy may show a pop-up box, which may encompass Discount Frenzy discount coupons, deals, offers and ads. Computer users may get flooded with numerous sponsored links and sale deals. Discount Frenzy may gathers data such as the PC user's browsing habits and search terms, and then, send and use this data for targeted marketing purposes.
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:%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DiscountFrenzy\DiscountFrenzy-bho64.dll
File name: DiscountFrenzy-bho64.dllSize: 969.21 KB (969216 bytes)
MD5: f81bcde74bd46fcb13929edeb80e8757
Detection count: 84
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DiscountFrenzy
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\DiscountFrenzy\DiscountFrenzy-updater.exe
File name: DiscountFrenzy-updater.exeSize: 449.02 KB (449024 bytes)
MD5: 978a5ed8ac15d72e9200eeda6e48631a
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\DiscountFrenzy
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\DiscountFrenzy\DiscountFrenzy-firefoxinstaller.exe
File name: DiscountFrenzy-firefoxinstaller.exeSize: 1 MB (1006080 bytes)
MD5: 60713140b0fe8427918c03c550efa0a6
Detection count: 71
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\DiscountFrenzy
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\DiscountFrenzy\DiscountFrenzy-enabler.exe
File name: DiscountFrenzy-enabler.exeSize: 481.28 KB (481280 bytes)
MD5: 2c2302dd5d5a079b2c58f77241a3c017
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\DiscountFrenzy
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DiscountFrenzy\Uninstall.exe
File name: Uninstall.exeSize: 77.31 KB (77312 bytes)
MD5: e38a07e9ce41cf0f7f15e090a4dcd49c
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DiscountFrenzy
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Tempdir\discountfrenzy.exe
File name: discountfrenzy.exeSize: 5.23 MB (5231745 bytes)
MD5: 58b31bc711bb001353e07578849ef187
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Tempdir\discountfrenzy.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\discountfrenzy\discountfrenzy-bg.exe
File name: discountfrenzy-bg.exeSize: 767.48 KB (767488 bytes)
MD5: abae0b95e9f73533b0fb4fab95573940
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\discountfrenzy
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
More files
Registry Modifications
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