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WindUpdates.PreviewAdService Adware Information
| Name: |
WindUpdates.PreviewAdService |
| Category: |
Adware |
| Alias: |
- Alias: NetJumper LinkGrabber, iTimesSquare |
| 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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WindUpdates.PreviewAdService is a variant of the WindUpdates adware component.
WindUpdates.PreviewAdService a dropper Trojan that installs WinAd adware components without the users consent.
Once executed, WindUpdates.PreviewAdService extracts and runs a Temp.exe file to the current folder that installs the following files:
%Program Files%/Preview adservice/Info.txt
%Program Files%/Preview adservice/PrevAdComm.dll
%Program Files%/Preview adservice/PrevAdKeep.exe
%Program Files%/Preview adservice/PrevAdServ.exe
WindUpdates.PreviewAdService also creates a folder called Winbvg32.exe in the Windows system folder.
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| Signatures:
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process: prevadserv.exe: MD5 Hash: 39cd6e17e1d3f8672e9...
process: PrevAdKeep.exe: MD5 Hash: a9e902f4f38e1e2a678...
process: PrevAdKeep.exe: MD5 Hash: 89210837fd7b4c1e608...
process: prevadkeep.exe: MD5 Hash: 4ab47d6c5fc35048d2e.. |
| 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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