Larparus

Posted: December 16, 2013

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	75

First Seen:	December 18, 2013
Last Seen:	May 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Larparus, AKA Larparus advertisements, is an adware program that modifies your browser to load advertising content from third parties. Even though Larparus isn't categorized as a threat like a deliberately harmful program would be, Larparus still may harm your PC through mischance, such as by loading advertisements that include unsafe content. Larparus doesn't have any benefits for your Web-browsing experiences, and malware researchers would consider deleting Larparus with suitable security products to be nothing less than the ideal response to seeing a Larparus pop-up or other advertisement reappear with any frequency.

Larparus Advertising: Why What You Don't Want to See may Hurt You

Although 'see no evil' is a less than wise general approach to online security, there's no real danger of suffering from Larparus problems and being blind to them without great effort. Just an adware program with a TOS agreement copy-pasted from similar advertising products, Larparus makes vague claims about improving your Web-browsing experience but has little to offer in the way of advantages. Larparus's poor substitutes for marketable features are various advertisements:

'Comparison shopping' tools, e-coupons and other shopping deals that display alternative sources for online purchases, although these resources aren't guaranteed to be optimized for affordability or reputability.
Web pages that are modified for your browser during loading to include inline text advertisements, or text-based keyword advertisements.
Pop-up advertisements that load as separate windows.

Larparus also updates itself, which is a minor security issue – since it may allow Larparus to add new features or functions that are unwanted or even unsafe to your PC, all without any notice whatsoever. Finally, malware researchers were unsurprised to find that Larparus claims to hold no responsibility for the safety of its advertisement content, despite the fact that Larparus loads all such content automatically as long as Larparus is installed, regardless of which sites you may be visiting.

Why You Shouldn't Take the Advice of an Adware Company Seriously

Since much of Larparus's website content clearly is copied and pasted from the similar websites of other adware products, malware researchers would consider its recommendations for uninstalling itself to be reasonably inapplicable. The safest and most surefire way to make sure that you can delete Larparus or other adware while also deleting all the browser modifications that were made is to use anti-adware or anti-malware programs to scan your PC. Longer scanning options are preferable over shorter ones, and, as always, you should check to verify that your software is updated before trying a scan.

Larparus isn't a Trojan or a virus, and Larparus doesn't attack your PC – except by throwing advertisements at it. However, any adware program may be used to deliver attacks through corrupted advertisements, and malware researchers suggest identifying these PC threats while you're handling Larparus. Fake Flash updates, seemingly easy or no-lose contests that offer popular products for prizes and unusual fake system alerts are some of the most common formats of online advertisement attacks, and contact with any of these is a danger to your PC and to your person.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{ae4ca244-b10c-4e80-92f7-f0791ad3cd8e}

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Larparus%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Larparus