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MidAddle Adware Information
| Name: |
MidAddle |
| Category: |
Adware |
| Alias: |
- Alias: SearchVBS |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| Risk: |
Elevated Risk
Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. |
| Description:
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Midaddle is a downloader Trojan which downloads and installs/runs adware software.
The system, similar to Claria and WhenU, works once a user has downloaded and opted into the system. The system tracks online behavior matching user keywords in user-entered URLs, web page forms, search forms and click-through destinations which are then mapped against advertiser keywords generating targeted ad delivery. The ad appears as a between-page unit and is presented to the user upon identification by system as they progress from one page to the next. The user can choose to click on the ad, view it for ten seconds or skip it. If the ad is clicked, the user is delivered to the advertiser's site.
MidADdle keeps track of the websites visited. Occasionally, when you visit a website that has a "keyword" the program will display an advertisement, and force you to wait 10 seconds until you can view the page you want to go to.
Midaddle SEVERLY slows down internet connections. when you start up your internet browser, you are automatically directed to a website known as www.ads234.com, and after that page is done, you are directed to your homepage. The website known as www.ads234.com doesn't actually load on your screen, but you can see in the status bar that your browser is being directed to it.
From the midaddle web site:
"MidADdle was founded in May of 2003 with one mission: To create technologies that deliver the right marketing message to the right people at the right time: targeted, contextual marketing. We reasoned that if we developed technologies that target marketing messages properly, then marketing would become honed, applicable content. We were right, and the end result is that the user appreciates the targeted content, and the advertiser has a significantly improved return on investment.
All of our more than 100 advertisers judge us solely on performance. Our unique advanced keyword targeting technology is so successful that midADdle has maintained a 90 plus percent retention rate with our advertisers-an undeniable indicator of the success of our platform."
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| Signatures:
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process: addit.exe: MD5 Hash: 453ec9398d0640cc84a...
process: salmbundle.exe: MD5 Hash: fc2cb8604a22207653b...
process: d5zw.exe: MD5 Hash: 33c51f09cf37c5c9003...
process: 9bvg.exe: MD5 Hash: c21876476e1dc1d1393...
process: sssvqgi9.exe: MD5 Hash: 9b8bd4cee516f890ba1...
process: 4azb3rd.exe: MD5 Hash: 943c5deda1ab640dfc1...
process: wildwintracker.exe: MD5 Hash: 93aba75913dc17b4511...
process: 9.exe: MD5 Hash: ...
process: ZuLW7.exe: MD5 Hash: 66e9aaba4cc311b9481...
process: audiosrv.exe: MD5 Hash: ddbb05e7b521587fe36...
process: midaddle.exe: MD5 Hash: 301f18982ce60213c80...
process: msvolfn.exe: MD5 Hash: 4ef327b89299faf6dc1...
process: ihu8jn.exe: MD5 Hash: 729af5f693026e26989...
process: ryk.exe: MD5 Hash: b671156a82ade9c9e35...
process: eobt.exe: MD5 Hash: 31b799ddac206b952d9...
process: updater.exe: MD5 Hash: a577da2af865a455c43.. |
| Type: |
Adware - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance. |
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