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Adware:W32/AdRotator.GEN

Name : Adware:W32/AdRotator.GEN
Detection Names : Adware:W32/AdRotator.gen
Aliases : Adware:Win32/AdRotator (Microsoft)
Category:Spyware
Type:Adware
Platform:W32

Summary

Adware: A type of Advertising Display Software that delivers advertising content potentially in a manner or context that may be unexpected and unwanted by consumers.

Many adware applications also perform tracking functions, and therefore may also be categorized as Tracking Technologies.

Additional Details

Adware:W32/AdRotator.GEN detects multiple variants of AdRotator adware.

AdRotator, also known as BannerRotator, displays pop-up based advertisements at random intervals.

The adware is installed to the %system32% folder.

It has an auto-update ability, and it uses registry BHO and Run keys as launch points.

Example connection attempts:

  • http://rightonadz.biz/[...]/ip.php
  • http://rightonadz.biz/[...]/123kah.php
  • http://ads.bannerstyles15.info/[...]/123kah.php
  • http://ads.gooochi.biz/[...]/123kah.php
  • http://adssite.biz/[...]/install.php