SiteAdware
Posted: December 10, 2009
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
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.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
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.
Threat Level: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 16 |
First Seen: | December 11, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SiteAdware is a fake anti-spyware program manufactured by the same group of anonymous badware scammers who created the rogue programs AntiTroy, RESpyWare, and REAnti. SiteAdware infects unsuspecting users' systems via Trojans, malicious websites and social engineering scams. SiteAdware creates several files with random names and places them in Windows system folders. The files are actually harmless but will be detected as dangerous when SiteAdware launches a fake system scan. Warning messages and frequent pop-ups will also be displayed, all informing the user of severe malware infections with a recommendation to purchase the "full version" of SiteAdware. Do not fall for this scam! SiteAdware is a malicious application that should be removed immediately.
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:setup[1].exe
File name: setup[1].exeSize: 1.73 MB (1737748 bytes)
MD5: 8afe427b5fa5a7b5ca8ab71b8f07d801
Detection count: 22
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SiteAdware.exe
File name: SiteAdware.exeSize: 1.63 MB (1638912 bytes)
MD5: 9ca7e04c9a52b0178dffbb4ca330a59a
Detection count: 21
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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