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Adware:W32/AdRotator.GEN

Classification

Category:

Spyware

Type:

Adware

Aliases:

  • BannerRotator

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.

Removal

Technical 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:

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

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