Adware-SSF
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Characteristics
This is a "potentially unwanted program". It is not a virus or trojan, but rather an adware program. This program is likely installed by certain 3rd party applications, generally freeware. The third party installer places a file in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory and executes it. Once the adware application is run, it contacts a page on a website to retrieve a unique ID number. The domain name may be
tp.searchseekfind.com or
ads.onwebmedia.com. Future versions of this program are likely and all specifics can change in future versions.
The information retrieved by this site is then placed in the registry, such that webbrowser traffic can be monitored for the sake of delivering advertisements to the system in question.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IExplore "ID" = %Number%
A registry run key is created to run the program at system startup:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Run "SysReg" = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SysReg
or
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Run "OWMngr" = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\OWMngr
This adware has the ability to update itself, therefore specific details about this program may change at any time.
Aliases
Aliases
- Adware-SSS
- BackDoor.CCInvader (AVG)
- Checkin
- Security Risk (Symantec)
- sysreg.exe
- systemreg.exe
