Book Source
Posted: February 4, 2016
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: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 1,241 |
First Seen: | February 4, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | August 4, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Book Source is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that also may be responsible for the injection of unwanted advertisements in the user's Web browser. This PUP may be promoted as a great computer program that allows avid readers to find and download thousands of eBooks for free instantly. However, Book Source's capabilities are strongly exaggerated, and this software isn't able to perform many of the actions it claims to be able to. Although Book Source can be downloaded from its official website, the program's authors may rely on software bundling for their product's distribution. By bundling Book Source with legitimate freeware and shareware programs, they can increase the chances that their software will reach the computers of thousands of users across the world significantly.
Once Book Source is installed it may attempt to collect information associated with the Web browser usage, frequently visited websites, search queries, and other information that is meant to be private. According to Book Source's license agreement, the information is non-identifiable, and it may be used for marketing purposes (e.g. advertising). Apart from using misleading distribution techniques and data-mining techniques, Book Source also may display unwanted advertisements in the user's Web browser. The paid ads may be associated with 3rd-party companies and individuals, so there's a risk that they may be used to distribute misleading content or potentially threatening software. Book Source is a PUP that may disturb your Web browsing habits, and that's why its removal is strongly recommended. A good anti-malware utility should be able to remove all of Book Source's components successfully and end this PUP's annoying activities.
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\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 408.57 KB (408576 bytes)
MD5: 182b9601c25ebf142c7d14002f097c2d
Detection count: 382
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\WINDOWS\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 3, 2021
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 526.84 KB (526848 bytes)
MD5: 8ac954580ac515215e3a0a3c7777ea7f
Detection count: 171
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 18, 2020
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 612.86 KB (612864 bytes)
MD5: 0bf0aa4f10a502e4dd0e1af4b89a436d
Detection count: 98
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2017
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 408.06 KB (408064 bytes)
MD5: 839f1eb5e7a754ee6acd76bd7f70581c
Detection count: 63
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2017
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 526.84 KB (526848 bytes)
MD5: 5353fc02fcb5f6a07a5019f3735af46e
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2017
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 408.06 KB (408064 bytes)
MD5: f807fdabf052766501de451a7bd4f8cf
Detection count: 35
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 13, 2020
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 526.84 KB (526848 bytes)
MD5: 3ba9906de04c6d14254b4c185da022c6
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2017
%WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source\Book Source.exe
File name: Book Source.exeSize: 408.57 KB (408576 bytes)
MD5: ccbb51a3fa32b3cf6bb8a4d8d6362a9d
Detection count: 0
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Book Source\Book Source
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2017
Registry Modifications
File name without pathBook Source.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Book Source
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