Illoxum

Posted: October 21, 2013

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	143

First Seen:	October 21, 2013
Last Seen:	January 1, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

lloxum is an adware program that modifies your browser to display personally profitable advertisements that supposedly also benefit you as a Web surfer. Like other adware, there's no indication of Illoxum's functions providing any significant advantages to the user, and Illoxum's advertisements also may impact your browser's performance or safety in undesirable ways. Deleting Illoxum with an anti-adware or general anti-malware program always should be considered as a first option, and, in most circumstances, you will not need to attempt anything more than a basic anti-malware scan to be rid of Illoxum.

The Advertising Revenue that Streams from You without Your Approval Required

With digital advertisement revenues climbing almost every year (and recently even breaking the ten billion dollar mark), online advertisements continue to be as profitable as ever – and the makers of both malware and Potentially Unwanted Programs (or PUPs) definitely have noticed this trend. Illoxum is one of the latest adware programs designed to capitalize on the online advertising age, and, like most of its ilk, may display its advertisements without your permission – and without giving you a way to disable them.

Malware experts haven't confirmed all of Illoxum's capabilities, but highlight functions that are most likely to be used by Illoxum or related to its presence on your PC:

Injected links based on the text content of unrelated websites.
Po-pup advertisements.
Homepage or search engine hijacks that redirect your browser to alternative sites without your permission (and without obeying your browser's default homepage or search settings).

Pulling Your Browser out of Illoxum's Plan for Easy Money

Although Illoxum doesn't have a distinct history of assisting with the distribution of PC threats, it is generally considered an unwise Web-browsing practice to interact with advertisements delivered through adware and other non-consensual methods. If you do see any Illoxum advertisements that interest you enough to click on them, you should keep in mind common attacks that are delivered through advertisements, such as phishing attacks and fake software updates, which may endanger your PC or your personal information.

On the other hand, Illoxum only is adware and a Potentially Unwanted Program, rather than a Trojan or other high-level PC threat. A brief Illoxum infection shouldn't be a major security incident, especially if remedied appropriately. However, if Illoxum is installed without your permission, the same methods also any be used to install separate types of programs that may be more threatening to your computer than Illoxum ever would be.

You always should delete Illoxum and similar adware with appropriate anti-malware products that can remove all browser changes caused by Illoxum with a minimum of trouble. Other aliases that Illoxum also may be detected by include SuperWeb and PUP.Optional.Illoxum.A, depending on the brand of anti-malware protection you prefer.

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:

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\illoxum\updateilloxum.exe

File name: updateilloxum.exe
Size: 65.3 KB (65304 bytes)
MD5: 13779618e9aaaafd8b082bf91b3cf1a9
Detection count: 37
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\illoxum
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 24, 2013

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\illoxum\updateilloxum.exe

File name: updateilloxum.exe
Size: 206.61 KB (206616 bytes)
MD5: da27ded35bfadb87f2b39065b92b9f04
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\illoxum
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 24, 2013

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{3c8e4d3f-b285-4dce-a2c0-b77deff96386}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\illoxumSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\illoxumSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateilloxum_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateilloxum_RASMANCSSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update illoxumSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update illoxumSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update illoxum

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%PROGRAMFILES%\illoxum%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\illoxum