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Adware:W32/Yabelink

Classification

Category:

Spyware

Type:

Adware

Aliases:

  • Adware.Yabector.E

Summary

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.

Removal

Technical Details

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.

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.

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