Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Mel Gibson

Risklevel: Elevated Risk

Company: Unknown

Description:

Mel Gibson is an adware bundler that installs adware Adware-SideSearch with itself.Adware.Sidesearch is an adware component that displays information from the publisher s Web site in a side panel of Internet Explorer when queries are made to other Web sites.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • It installs adware Adware-SideSearch with itself.
  • Adware.Sidesearch is an adware component that displays information from the publisher s Web site in a side panel of Internet Explorer when queries are made to other Web sites.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: gibsonsaver.zip

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\WINDOWS\iOneEighty
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\gibsonsaver
  • C:\Program Files\ClearSearch
  • C:\Program Files\IncrediFind
  • C:\Program Files\IncrediFind\BHO
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers
  • C:\WINDOWS\iClearSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Lycos
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Lycos\Sidesearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\aaascreensavers
  • C:\WINDOWS\iNetPal
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch

Used files:

  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\ss_msi1_setup.exe
    [141673 Bytes] Application
  • desktop+\Lycos Sidesearch.lnk
    [1633 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\setup_incred_3.exe
    [139335 Bytes] Application
  • C:\WINDOWS\iNetPal\bolae9in3l.exe
    [336384 Bytes] Application
  • C:\WINDOWS\iOneEighty\log.bak.txt
    [2232 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\WINDOWS\iOneEighty\log0.txt
    [2235 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\WINDOWS\iOneEighty\msbb.exe
    [241664 Bytes] Application
  • C:\WINDOWS\iClearSearch\aaaP026.exe
    [220160 Bytes] Application
  • C:\updaterInstall_112.exe
    [92632 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\aaascreensavers\Uninstall Mel Gibson.lnk
    [1614 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\bolae9.dll
    [95744 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\INSTALL.LOG
    [1926 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\aaascreensavers\Install Mel Gibson.lnk
    [1637 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\UNWISE.INI
    [29 Bytes] Configuration Settings
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\aaa_install.ico
    [766 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\aaa_uninstall.ico
    [766 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\gibsonsaver\Mel Gibson.scr
    [3158478 Bytes] Screen Saver
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\gibsonsaver.zip
    [2958459 Bytes] WinZip File
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch\Uninst.exe
    [39549 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\gibsonsaver\melsaverthumb.jpg
    [4561 Bytes] JPEG Image
  • C:\Program Files\aaascreensavers\Mel Gibson\gibsonsaver\readme.txt
    [550 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Program Files\ClearSearch\Loader.exe
    [220160 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\IncrediFind\BHO\date.txt
    [17 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Program Files\IncrediFind\BHO\IncFindBHO.dll
    [40960 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch\offline.htm
    [1967 Bytes] Firefox Document
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch1311.dll
    [184320 Bytes] Application Extension

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