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Adware-eMusic

Type
Program
SubType
Adware
Discovery Date
05/18/2005
Minimum DAT
4494 (05/18/2005)
Updated DAT
4495 (05/19/2005)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
05/18/2005
Description Modified
01/02/2006 2:59 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:

This is not a Virus or Trojan. It is an adware application. Upon execution this adds a toolbar button “50 FREE MP3’s” in the Internet Explorer which will take the user to its main website (emusic.com), when clicked. It also adds shortcut for “emusic.com” on the Desktop and under “Start Menu --> Programs”.


EULA:

EULA is not displayed during installation, although one could be displayed by another installer if bundled with another application.

Privacy Policy:

Privacy policy is not displayed during the installation. It is posted at author’s website
www.emusic.com/help/privacypolicy.html .

The Privacy Policy states that they might share the User’s information with their partners and advertisers. It also states that their web site may contain links to web sites and services owned or maintained by third parties, for which they are not responsible and have no control over the privacy and data collection policies and practices implemented by such third parties.

Installation:

File name: emusic.exe
MD5Hash: 9baedb6491f046c41bc54224a1cd4d9b

File name: EMUSIC~1.EXE
MD5Hash: b165d2271bcf5204fcbcc9097abdc886

Following folder is added:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Emusic

Following file is added:

  • eMusicSetup.exe

Following registry keys are added:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{1E796980-9CC5-11D1-A83F-00C04FC99D61}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
    Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping | "{686C970F-1D7D-4469-85D1-4B35763B56CC}"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{686C970F-1D7D-4469-85D1-4B35763B56CC}

Aliases

Aliases

  • AdWare.Win32.Emusic.a - Kaspersky