ADW_DOWNWARE.GI
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.brj (Kaspersky); Win32.Application.Dealply.H (GData); Win32.Adware.Dealply.Wrqy (Tencent);
Windows
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
Other Details
This adware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
NOTES:
This adware maybe installed in the folder %Application Data%\DigitalSites\UpdateProc. It reads the file %Application Data%\nvm.log.
It requires parameters for execution. It deletes itself if the parameter is invalid.
It may accesses the URL checkver.{BLOCKED}roducts.com.
It may use the following parameters:
- Check
- DoUninstall
- Install
- LCheck
- ReportI
- Uninstall
- Update
- Validate
- Ver
It may be downloaded and executed by the following applications as an update:
- DealPly
- DigitalSite
- Funmoods
- MetaCrawler
- MySearchDial
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_DOWNWARE.GI. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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