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Adware:W32/Yabelink
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
Adware:W32/Yabelink identifies installer packages that contain an additional but optional installation of a desktop shortcut, 'ebay.lnk', that does not point to the legitimate Ebay online marketplace website.
The default setting for the installer packages is to install the shortcut without explicitly informing the user that this feature is optional; as a result, users may be puzzled by the new shortcut added to the desktop.
Installation
The working folder for the installation package is usually found in the user's default Application Data location (with the name, 'Desktopicon') and may contain a configuration file, an icon file and an executable file.
Disabling Shortcut Installation
The optional shortcut may accompany a useful/ legitimate/ desired application installer, which the user wants to install. To do so, the user is recommended to uncheck the "ebay icon" check box during the installation process, to prevent the shortcut from installing.
Detection
When this detection is triggered, F-Secure products will by default prompt the user for an action. If the user wants to proceed with installation, they can still do so by selecting 'Exclude the file' at the prompt; the excluded file will no longer be scanned by the Anti-Virus product. Once this is done, the installer will execute.
The default setting for the installer packages is to install the shortcut without explicitly informing the user that this feature is optional; as a result, users may be puzzled by the new shortcut added to the desktop.
Installation
The working folder for the installation package is usually found in the user's default Application Data location (with the name, 'Desktopicon') and may contain a configuration file, an icon file and an executable file.
Disabling Shortcut Installation
The optional shortcut may accompany a useful/ legitimate/ desired application installer, which the user wants to install. To do so, the user is recommended to uncheck the "ebay icon" check box during the installation process, to prevent the shortcut from installing.
Detection
When this detection is triggered, F-Secure products will by default prompt the user for an action. If the user wants to proceed with installation, they can still do so by selecting 'Exclude the file' at the prompt; the excluded file will no longer be scanned by the Anti-Virus product. Once this is done, the installer will execute.