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Trojan.JoystickNetworks.DesktopIcons Adware Information
| Name: |
Trojan.JoystickNetworks.DesktopIcons |
| Category: |
Adware |
| Alias: |
- Alias: Bargain-Buddy, Acup, Ikena, Bargain Buddy, CashBack |
| 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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This Adware creates a set of Desktop Icons with weblinks to associated sites.
Trojan.JoystickNetworks.DesktopIcons is Adware which creates a set of All Users desktop icons with links to associated websites. It also creates its own folder in Program Files with a setup folder containing the icon images and an executable file which can recreate the desktop icons if executed by the user.
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| Signatures:
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process: joyurls19.exe: MD5 Hash: 0f7ad3c089271b8d4ca...
process: myurlsagain.exe: MD5 Hash: 20b6aca09044e1c6da5...
process: myurlff.exe: MD5 Hash: a3074b18359c7c42eaf.. |
| 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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