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DatingSmith Ads

Posted: December 21, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 16
First Seen: December 21, 2015
Last Seen: January 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows


DatingSmith is a suspicious adware extension that may apply to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Its authors claim that DatingSmith will help PC users find their next dates. DatingSmith is expected to show you trending dating platforms, which should make it easier for you to find your next girlfriend or boyfriend. However, you will notice a significant difference between the promised features and the actual performance of DatingSmith. While some of the ads that it generates may lead to the mentioned platforms, the majority of pop-ups and banners may have a commercial content. You may encounter discount codes, vouchers and exclusive daily offers. Most of them may open less known e-commerce platforms that may try to sell you some products. Whether these sites are safe or not remains a mystery, so you should proceed with caution. In some cases, the pop-ups by DatingSmith may encourage you to install some suggested software. The experts advise you not to trust such ads because they may trigger an infection. If some of the partner pages ask you to update Java or Adobe to proceed, you should decline and leave. This tactic has been used for numerous threatening campaigns. Unfortunately, in some cases, DatingSmith may transfer you towards the sites of its partners without your knowledge. This issue may occur when you perform Web searches. DatingSmith may interfere with legit providers like Google and Bing, and also may replace your default provider with an untrustworthy alternative. As a consequence, you may start facing dozens of sponsored links that lack the necessary label. The presence of so many commercial materials, some of which may have multimedia elements, could affect the performance of your browsers potentially in a negative way. To maintain the security and stability of your Web clients, you should use advanced security software to eliminate DatingSmith.

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:



file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 1 MB (1003640 bytes)
MD5: 8a3078d6e71bb28cd17d15facdfe66fa
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 21, 2015

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\DatingSmith%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DatingSmith
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