Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Checkin Adware

Removing Checkin
Categories: Adware,Downloader
Adware are programs that facilitate delivery for advertising content
to the user and in some cases gather information from the user's computer.

This family of Trojans downloads and installs new malware or adware on the computer.
The downloader then either launches the new malware or registers it to enable autorun
according to the local operating system requirements.

The names and locations of malware to be downloaded are either coded into the
Trojan or downloaded from a specified website.

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\owmngr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\ttps.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\owmngr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ttps.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\owmngr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\ttps.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\owmngr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ttps.exe

How to detect Checkin:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\owmngr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\ttps.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\owmngr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ttps.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\owmngr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\ttps.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\owmngr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ttps.exe

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runonce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runonce

Removing Checkin:

You can download trial version of "Exterminate-It" antivirus software here, to check your computer instantly.

Or buy it to remove ALL viruses from your computer.

Also Be Aware of the Following Threats:
Spy.Agent.cf Trojan Symptoms
TinyBar Adware Information
Hotmail.Hack Trojan Symptoms
Pipown Trojan Removal
Helios.Bot RAT Information

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