PUP.Wizebar
Posted: October 29, 2013
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 10,400 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,487 |
First Seen: | October 29, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 12, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PUP.Wizebar is a potentially unwanted application with adware functionalities, which may occur on vulnerable computers as a potentially unwanted toolbar. PUP.Wizebar may be able to take over all popular web browsers that can be found installed on the computer system. The main symptom, which indicates that PUP.Wizebar may be installed on the PC, is repeated messages about coupons, offers, discounts and other deals. The creators of these offers may strive to benefit by rerouting web users to sponsored commercial websites that pay for pushing them. PUP.Wizebar may keep track of the PC user's browsing activities and transfer this data to cybercriminals. PUP.Wizebar may come bundled together with freeware and shareware applications and enter the PC without the computer user's authorization. To avoid downloading of PUP.Wizebar, web users should pay more attention to the installation process of freeware and shareware programs. Typically, PC users should uncheck the check box that agrees to download PUP.Wizebar. When installed on the computer system, PUP.Wizebar may substitute the default search provider and start page with a certain advertisement website.
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:%APPDATA%\wizebar.com\wizebar\1.0.2.16\wizebar.exe
File name: wizebar.exeSize: 240.12 KB (240128 bytes)
MD5: ca4bae30743784400ffa46847c47fac8
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\wizebar.com\wizebar\1.0.2.16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 20, 2014
Registry Modifications
CLSID{236220F5-BB12-4FFD-A5ED-30728E9E0971}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Classes\wizebarSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\wizebar.comSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{236220F5-BB12-4FFD-A5ED-30728E9E0971}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}${PRDCT_UNINST}
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