Home Malware Programs Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) PUP.InstallMonetizer.A

PUP.InstallMonetizer.A

Posted: October 30, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,572
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 684
First Seen: October 30, 2013
Last Seen: January 25, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PUP.InstallMonetizer.A is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which may be downloaded from the Internet when a computer user downloads a freeware program or application. PUP.InstallMonetizer.A may lead to a variety of problems when it is downloaded and installed on the computer system. The computer user may give permission to download PUP.InstallMonetizer.A when he is downloading other freeware, or he may download PUP.InstallMonetizer.A accidentally by not paying enough attention to the installation process. When the PC user downloads any application from the Internet and does not read the download agreement, he may not be aware of what additional potentially unwanted programs may come packaged with the particular program he is downloading. When downloaded and installed, PUP.InstallMonetizer.A may execute numerous background processes that slow the PC down. PUP.InstallMonetizer.A may display numerous random pop-up ads on the screen of the computer.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\SimpleHolidayRecipesHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}SimpleHolidayRecipesTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\SimpleHolidayRecipesTooltab
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