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Adware:W32/Altnet
| Name : | Adware:W32/Altnet |
| Category: | Spyware |
| Type: | Adware |
| Platform: | W32 |
Summary
This program delivers advertising content to the user. It is usually annoying but harmless, unless it is combined with spyware or trackware.
Additional Details
This is a targeted advertisement program that may track the user's browsing habits.
Altnet adware is known to be distributed bundled together with peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, especially during the peak of P2P sharing. It may be bundled and installed together with Kazaa, eMule, and other similar applications.
Installation
The whole application and its components are installed in a folder with the following characteristics:
Activity
When the adware is active, the user may be shown advertisements based on the searches they perform while browsing the Internet.
Altnet adware performs targeted advertising displays; thus the adware tracks the user's browsing habits in order to target its advertisements appropriately. It may possibly report the information being monitored to a central remote server repository.
Altnet adware is known to be distributed bundled together with peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, especially during the peak of P2P sharing. It may be bundled and installed together with Kazaa, eMule, and other similar applications.
Installation
The whole application and its components are installed in a folder with the following characteristics:
• Has the string "altnet" in its name
• Located in program files or under a "temp" folder on Windows directory
Activity
When the adware is active, the user may be shown advertisements based on the searches they perform while browsing the Internet.
Altnet adware performs targeted advertising displays; thus the adware tracks the user's browsing habits in order to target its advertisements appropriately. It may possibly report the information being monitored to a central remote server repository.