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Moccini Ads (Moccini.com)

Posted: May 31, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 108
First Seen: May 31, 2016
Last Seen: September 13, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Moccini is a suspicious adware extension that may enter if you install software bundles. Some users also may download Moccini willingly from moccini.com, which is the official product page. The description of this unreliable add-on is rather deceitful. Some PC users may wrongly assume that Moccini is going to make their surfing sessions much more enjoyable. The developers of this adware claim that Moccini will optimize the user's searches. This add-on also is expected to make it easier for the users to share their content, capture screen or translate an incomprehensible text. Since you can accomplish most of these features directly via your browser, you don't need to install questionable third-party solutions like Moccini. If you cannot recall downloading Moccini from its main page, then it was probably deployed by other freeware. If you don't want to experience such unpleasant surprises in the future, you should load cost-free applications via the 'Advanced' menu instead of the 'Quick' one. This way, you should be able to see a list of all components in the bundle, which should make it easy for you to uncheck everything besides the main one.

Moccini is an extension that may modify Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Moccini doesn't ask you whether you agree to the suggested changes or not. As soon as you go online, you may notice that your new homepage is now search.moccini.com. This search engine looks oddly familiar since it copies Google. You may notice the well-known search field accompanied by the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' feature. Nevertheless, you should abstain from performing searches on it because you may not get accurate results. Instead, the creators of Moccini may try to redirect you to their partners by showing the corresponding links at the front positions. The purpose of all pop-ups, banners, interstitial and in-text ads by this adware is also the same. The commercial materials may open shopping platforms that have been included in the affiliate network of Moccini. In some cases, the sponsored links may lead to potentially unsafe pages, so you should not click on them. The multimedia ads may get in the way of the smooth performance of your Web clients. The experts suggest you use a renowned security solution to delete Moccini and fix your browsers.

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:



Moccini.exe File name: Moccini.exe
Size: 1.4 MB (1406232 bytes)
MD5: 68772b9646eb1de1b0ab7a0679b579f0
Detection count: 89
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Moccini%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\klbhebjgnbigjgeihbgifdhggnhljolo
The following URL's were detected:
moccini.com
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