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Adware Remover

Posted: January 27, 2009

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 73
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Adware Remover is a fake anti-spyware program that promotes the sell of the full Adware Remover program. Adware Remover and the Trojan that may have installed Adware Remover popup up alerts and system notices that usually say your computer is infected with some type of parasite or spyware. This is used as a scare tactic to get you to purchase Adware Remover which is ultimately a waste of money.

Adware Remover is known to come from malicious sources over the internet while it is was found that Adware Remover can be automatically installed in some cases from the download of a fake video codec which infects your computer with a Trojan such as Zlob. Adware Remover should be detected and removed with a good spyware remover application that is reputable.

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:



helper.dll File name: helper.dll
Size: 356.35 KB (356352 bytes)
MD5: 1c96df0985d569010957f4b1eed82cff
Detection count: 20
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
adwareremover.exe File name: adwareremover.exe
Size: 1.84 MB (1847296 bytes)
MD5: dbbbacc6510544621956a8c2c91ff703
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
spydb.exe File name: spydb.exe
Size: 142.09 KB (142093 bytes)
MD5: 5512828daf37237db5e24ded6e30ab30
Detection count: 11
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
AdwareRemover[1].exe File name: AdwareRemover[1].exe
Size: 521 KB (521008 bytes)
MD5: cd14aed5cbf3672f0cd56188307d9512
Detection count: 10
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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