Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.AdwareShredder

Risklevel: Elevated Risk

Company: BulletProofSoft

Description:

AdwareShredder is a rogue security program. A rogue application tries to trick you by displaying false positive/misleading scan results report, which says that your computer is infected with viruses or trojan, but you will not be able to delete them before you purchase.

Removal instructions for Adware AdwareShredder:

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More details about this danger:

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: BPSRem.exe

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder?\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\is-PQLUU.tmp\

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder?\Uninstall.lnk
    [829 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\is-PQLUU.tmp\f33b6486de6605fe2734a2b319eb0674.tmp
    [680960 Bytes] TMP File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DataBase.ini
    [149 Bytes] INI File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\AdwareShredder.skf
    [216748 Bytes] SKF File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\BPSRem.exe
    [802816 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\Core.dll
    [774144 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DB1.bps
    [657344 Bytes] BPS File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DB3.bps
    [491856 Bytes] BPS File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DB5.bps
    [154160 Bytes] BPS File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\gdiplus.dll
    [1645320 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\SCLabel.ocx
    [36864 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\Splash.spl
    [124928 Bytes] SPL File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\unins000.exe
    [704346 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\update.exe
    [700416 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\actsplash.ocx
    [188416 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.ocx
    [608448 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\IGUltraGrid20.ocx
    [1140472 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\md5.dll
    [10752 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSADODC.ocx
    [131856 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCOMCT2.OCX
    [647872 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvbvm60.dll
    [1386496 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\SSInput1.ocx
    [431872 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\systray.ocx
    [28672 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\threadapi.tlb
    [11012 Bytes] TLB File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\VB6STKIT.DLL
    [101888 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\XceedBkp.dll
    [423784 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\XceedCry.dll
    [512688 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder?\Adware Shredder.lnk
    [817 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DB.bps
    [6880 Bytes] BPS File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DB2.bps
    [451920 Bytes] BPS File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\DB4.bps
    [421808 Bytes] BPS File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\English.inf
    [549 Bytes] INF File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\Help.chm
    [374290 Bytes] CHM File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\SkinCrafter.dll
    [741376 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\unins000.dat
    [7145 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder\update.cli
    [38048 Bytes] CLI File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AdwareShredder.com\AdwareShredder?\Help.lnk
    [805 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Adware Shredder.lnk
    [799 Bytes] LNK File

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