Content

Adware-BTS

Type
Program
SubType
Adware
Discovery Date
04/27/2005
Minimum DAT
4478 (04/27/2005)
Updated DAT
4587 (09/21/2005)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
04/27/2005
Description Modified
06/06/2005 10:36 PM (PT)

Tab Navigation

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.

See http://vil.nai.com/vil/DATReadme.asp for a list of Program detections added to the DATs.

See http://vil.nai.com/vil/pups/configuration.htm for information about how to enable, disable, and exclude detection of legitimately installed programs.

Summary

This is not a virus or a Trojan. It is an adware application that may generate pop-up advertisements while browsing the web. No visible indication is given that any software is being installed upon execution of the installation program.

Privacy

No license agreement is displayed during installation, although one could be displayed by another installer if bundled with another application. No EULA or privacy policy related to the software could be found.

System Changes

File name: hp1.exe
MD5: b7c6bcfad5b955eaa87418fa5d59e05e

Upon executing above file, following registry entries are added:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A61BF823-2770-4038-
    9D26-348CAA0AC7A3}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ro_tater.Class1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{6BDAB517-CC58-4AA1-
    9FA4-B645D4AFDB5C}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A61BF823-2770-4038-
    9D26-348CAA0AC7A3}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3F44A502-E104-4D3B-
    95EC-C3B886E25A16}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Run value="hp1"

Aliases

Aliases

  • Adware.FavoriteMan - Symantec
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.dk - Kaspersky
  • W32/DLoader.CZF - Norman