Adware.Mipony
Posted: June 19, 2013
Threat Metric
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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.
| Ranking: | 1,120 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 2/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 216,375 |
| First Seen: | June 19, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | March 10, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adware.Mipony is adware that may compromise online searches of the PC user by changing search results with sponsored links and forcibly diverting the computer user to questionable websites with mainly ad-related content. Adware.Mipony may embed a potentially unwanted add-on, plug-in or extension in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome when computer users install various freeware from suspicious download websites. When computer users install any free apps and not pay attention to any additional software that may be added into the installation process, they may also install undesirable add-ons like Adware.Mipony on their PCs. When installed, Adware.Mipony may take over and modify an online search box in any website and change it with its own. Adware.Mipony may display annoying pop-up advertisements and reroute computer users to unreliable websites designed to possibly generate advertising revenue from increased website traffic and forced ad clicks.
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:\Windows.1564482238\Program Files (x86)\MiPony\MiPony.exe
File name: MiPony.exeSize: 4.79 MB (4799488 bytes)
MD5: e16287792886b8651b710bb34296eff3
Detection count: 1,565
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Windows.1564482238\Program Files (x86)\MiPony\MiPony.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 16, 2022
%PROGRAMFILES%\Mipony-plugin-2\tbcore3.dll
File name: tbcore3.dllSize: 2.65 MB (2652160 bytes)
MD5: 37d6d9b73945257d253133fc0a11efc5
Detection count: 913
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Mipony-plugin-2
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 15, 2014
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Downloads\Mipony-Installer.exe
File name: Mipony-Installer.exeSize: 675.78 KB (675782 bytes)
MD5: 6c2f5a6fb5730a5f83e2ef058006607b
Detection count: 461
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Downloads\Mipony-Installer.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 1, 2024
More files
Registry Modifications
File name without pathContinue Mipony Installation.lnkMiPony.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\miponySOFTWARE\Classes\mipony-extSOFTWARE\Classes\mpybrowserSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Download with MiponySOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\MiPony_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\MiPony_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MiPony.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MiPonySOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MiPony.exeSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MiPony
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