ADW_SIGNKEY

This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It deletes itself after execution.

Arrival Details

This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other System Modifications

This adware deletes the following folders:

• %Application Data%\signkey

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)

It deletes the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
signkey

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
signkey

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\signkey

Dropping Routine

This adware drops the following files:

• %User Profile%\My Documents\Clear.bat

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

Other Details

This adware deletes itself after execution.

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.