Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.PointFree

Risklevel: Low Risk

Description:

PointFree is an adware. It will install malicious browser helper objects on the victim machine.

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More details about this danger:

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: PFR.exe

Used folders:

  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Temp\
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\PFAX.ocx
    [272600 Bytes] OCX File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\PFInfo.pfi
    [2144 Bytes] PFI File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\version.txt
    [448 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Temp\PFInfo.pfiN
    [2144 Bytes] PFIN File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\cpf.pfi
    [67710 Bytes] PFI File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\dypf.pfi
    [274 Bytes] PFI File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\PFD.exe
    [238808 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\PFHelper.dll
    [384728 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\PFR.exe
    [257240 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\pnpf.pfi
    [45 Bytes] PFI File
  • C:\Program Files\pointfree\PFUpdate.exe
    [266456 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipf.pfi
    [4342 Bytes] PFI File

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