malware Type: adware
Discovered: 2006-08-30
Added: 2006-08-31
Threat ID: 149392 |
AdRotator Icons is an adware application that displays targeted popup advertisements on the infected computer. You may notice that you have Adrotator if you see an entry in your add/remove programs named "Icons".
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Risk Description:
Ease of Removing AdRotator Icons
Uses running processes
Consistent file contents
Consistently named
Creates new registry entries with consistent data
Runs as a BHO or shell extension
Damage/Intrusion/Annoyance of AdRotator Icons
Displays targeted popup advertisements
Propagation/Saturation of AdRotator Icons
Installed by other infections |
alias(s) of AdRotator Icons
Win32:Adware-gen.
Adware.Bho.AO
Adware.Iconclick
Adware/BHO!011
AdWare.Win32.BHO.ao
Adware-IconAds
trojan.Popper
Adware.BHO.C96D |
Further details about AdRotator Icons may be available at our Malware Research Center
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