ADW_SUBTAB

 Modified by: Mark Joseph Manahan

 ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/ELEX.AD application (Eset)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

705,136 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 May 2014

Arrival Details

This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This adware drops the following files:

  • {All Users' Profile}\Application Data\IePluginService

Other System Modifications

This adware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wpm