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Assist Point Ads

Posted: March 30, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 10,990
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 4,534
First Seen: March 27, 2015
Last Seen: October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Assist Point is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program that exhibits adware capabilities. Users might easily install adware applications as they tend to travel bundled with other third party applications. It is crucial that you remain attentive during the installation process of all applications downloaded to your PC, as you can opt out for unwanted programs such as Assist Point. Once installed, Assist Point automatically starts collecting information on your browsing experience and then applies it for displaying advertisements while you browse. Ads by Assist Point are unreliable and clicking them might attract more adware-laced products.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{2D64773F-8D12-4BF2-A7F5-F53ABB01A16E}{BB5E54C8-80C0-4679-8962-04D1712A9B40}{dc727a8c-7582-483c-a1c2-2b885f099bb5}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\AssistPointSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{52929675-3CC8-4AF2-9A4D-DF37B3B93A51}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\assistpoint-a.akamaihd.netSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{dc727a8c-7582-483c-a1c2-2b885f099bb5}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AssistPointSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{52929675-3cc8-4af2-9a4d-df37b3b93a51}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{dc727a8c-7582-483c-a1c2-2b885f099bb5}SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Service Mgr AssistPointSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Mgr AssistPointSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Service Mgr AssistPointSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Mgr AssistPointSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Service Mgr AssistPointSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Mgr AssistPointHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Assist Point

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Assist Point%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Assist Point%temp%\Assist Point
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