PUP.OfferMosquito.A
Posted: October 30, 2013
Threat Metric
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| Ranking: | 19,500 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 2/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 154,466 |
| First Seen: | October 30, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | January 15, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PUP.OfferMosquito.A is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which may be installed to a computer system without the PC user's knowledge or permission. PUP.OfferMosquito.A may also be usually installed legitimately as a component of another program, often designated as an 'AD-Supported program', in which the End User License Agreement typically urges the PC user to accept that, in addition to the program, he is downloading. Removal of PUP.OfferMosquito.A may lead to damage of the AD-Supported program which was installed with it. When installed, PUP.OfferMosquito.A may show annoying pop-up ads on the screen of the PC. PUP.OfferMosquito.A may also keep track of the computer user's surfing habits, collect various data and transfer it to third-parties for advertising intentions. Therefor, PUP.OfferMosquito.A may cause serious privacy issues to the PC user.
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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:C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\omesuperv.exe.vir
File name: omesuperv.exe.virSize: 2.22 MB (2220366 bytes)
MD5: 3d2a6e8555cc12c49bf5472a1b890441
Detection count: 1,998
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\omesuperv.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 24, 2021
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ext_offermosquito\OfferMosquitoIEPlaceholder.dll.vir
File name: OfferMosquitoIEPlaceholder.dll.virSize: 153.52 KB (153520 bytes)
MD5: 724b1f4d8c54cf0ba7f122aafb8e1179
Detection count: 494
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ext_offermosquito\OfferMosquitoIEPlaceholder.dll.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2024
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ext_offermosquito\OfferMosquitoIEPlaceholder.dll
File name: OfferMosquitoIEPlaceholder.dllSize: 153.52 KB (153520 bytes)
MD5: 751157e997b1c0205cc48f57313758a1
Detection count: 33
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ext_offermosquito
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 30, 2014
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ext_offermosquito_uninst.exe
File name: ext_offermosquito_uninst.exeSize: 133.32 KB (133320 bytes)
MD5: f78525be8aeb6c08279a7174767290e7
Detection count: 1
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 30, 2014
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Registry Modifications
Regexp file mask%LOCALAPPDATA%\omesuperv.exe%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\omesuperv.exeHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\OfferMosquito
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