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LolyKey

Posted: March 25, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 614
First Seen: March 25, 2015
Last Seen: October 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

LolyKey is another Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that exhibits adware symptoms. Customarily, adware developers utilize questionable marketing methods when it comes to the distribution of their products. For example, the most common means of distribution is by bundling adware applications with other free programs. Thanks to bundling, it is quite often that users are not aware that they have installed a PUP or adware on their system. Once inside the machine, LolyKey installs as a Web browser extension that starts collecting information about your browsing activities automatically. Afterward, plenty of annoying advertising materials are displayed to you while browsing the Web. Ads by LolyKey are not reliable as they are a redirecting platform to third party websites.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\LolyKey\LolyKey.exe File name: LolyKey.exe
Size: 342.01 KB (342016 bytes)
MD5: ded9635fe791c3ff3336053a0a5838c1
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\LolyKey
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 25, 2015

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\LolyKeySOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LolyKey

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\LolyKey
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