Content
Adware-AntiSpyStorm
- Type
- Program
- SubType
- Adware
- Discovery Date
- 10/02/2007
- Length
- Minimum DAT
- 5132 (10/02/2007)
- Updated DAT
- 5141 (10/15/2007)
- Minimum Engine
- 5.1.00
- Description Added
- 10/02/2007
- Description Modified
- 10/10/2007 11:30 PM (PT)
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Characteristics
This is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) detection. It is not a virus or trojan. PUPs are any piece of software which a reasonably security-or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of.
AntiSpyStorm offers a free system scan for threats. The reports of this scan are exaggerated and contain false errors reported as actual threat.
When the program is installed, the following files are added.
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\AntispyStorm.exe (324,103 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\config.dat ( 89 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\filesbase.bin (201,816 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\global_virus_table.bin (2,975,358 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\parser.exe (11,776 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\regbase.bin (451,624 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\urlbase.bin (27,688 bytes)
The following registry keys are added.
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\as_ie_monitor.ie_monitor
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mdReg.clsReg\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1EFB6596-857C-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2C247F23-8591-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35053A22-8589-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{561713B1-52F3-4481-898E-7E22CD9773B2}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{66833FE6-8583-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8E3867A3-8586-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BDD1F04B-858B-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C27CCE34-8596-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DD9DA666-8594-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EA201C93-F34A-47A5-B65D-AA7C95068E92}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F08DF954-8592-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
Symptoms
Method of Infection
Variants
Variants
N/A
All Information
Overview -
Aliases
- AntiSpyStorm (Symantec)
Characteristics
Characteristics -
This is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) detection. It is not a virus or trojan. PUPs are any piece of software which a reasonably security-or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of.
AntiSpyStorm offers a free system scan for threats. The reports of this scan are exaggerated and contain false errors reported as actual threat.
When the program is installed, the following files are added.
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\AntispyStorm.exe (324,103 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\config.dat ( 89 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\filesbase.bin (201,816 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\global_virus_table.bin (2,975,358 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\parser.exe (11,776 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\regbase.bin (451,624 bytes)
- %Program Files%\AntispyStorm\urlbase.bin (27,688 bytes)
The following registry keys are added.
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\as_ie_monitor.ie_monitor
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mdReg.clsReg\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1EFB6596-857C-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2C247F23-8591-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35053A22-8589-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{561713B1-52F3-4481-898E-7E22CD9773B2}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{66833FE6-8583-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8E3867A3-8586-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BDD1F04B-858B-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C27CCE34-8596-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DD9DA666-8594-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EA201C93-F34A-47A5-B65D-AA7C95068E92}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F08DF954-8592-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
Symptoms
Symptoms -
Method of Infection
Method of Infection -
Removal -
Removal -
Instructions on Enabling/Disabling Detection and Removal of Potentially Unwanted Programs
Variants
Variants -
N/A
