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Adware-FlashGet

Type
Program
SubType
Adware
Discovery Date
01/19/2005
Minimum DAT
4420 (01/19/2005)
Updated DAT
5365 (08/20/2008)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
01/19/2005
Description Modified
09/08/2005 3:30 AM (PT)

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Characteristics

McAfee(R) AVERT™ recognizes that this program may have legitimate uses in contexts where an authorized administrator has knowingly installed this application. If you agreed to a license agreement for this, or another bundled application, you may have legal obligations with regard to removing this software, or using the host application without this software. Please contact the software vendor for further information.

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Summary:

Flashget is a downloader. On installation it adds a toolbar to the internet explorer.

Privacy :

EULA  is displayed on installation.

Installation:

File name: FGIEBAR.DLL
MD5Hash: 94d01cba4fbb4eb408f02f549ca5d815

File name: FLASHGET1.EXE
MD5Hash: 1615dd8449c3acfec766d4c9feacf34d

File name: FLASHGET2.EXE
MD5Hash: e64a39c65bcef6a1b8d8e4de55d9a3a8

File name: JCCATCH1.DLL
MD5Hash: f2fafe3cb6412c89f43d88ccebe308f3

On installation some of the registry keys which get added are:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jcd
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\FLASHG~1.EXE
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {A5366673-E8CA-11D3-9CD9-0090271D075B}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {E0E899AB-F487-11D5-8D29-0050BA6940E3}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {FB5DA722-162B-11D3-8B9B-AA70B4B0B524}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fgiebar.FgInfoBand
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {A5366672-E8CA-11D3-9CD9-0090271D075B}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Jccatch.IeCatch2
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
    {79DE8D41-161C-11D3-8B9B-DF77640BA112}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
    {E0E8999E-F487-11D5-8D29-0050BA6940E3}

   Following folders are added:

  • c:\Program Files\FlashGet
  • c:\Program Files\FlashGet\language
  • c:\Program Files\FlashGet\Skin
  • c:\Program Files\FlashGet\sounds




Aliases

Aliases

  • Prognet FireLite : Trojan.Adware.Flashget
  • SOFTWIN AVXC/BDC: Application.Flashget.B