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Characteristics
This software is not a virus or a Trojan. It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program" (PUP). PUPs are any piece of software that a reasonably security- or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of and, in some cases, remove. PUPs are often made by a legitimate corporate entity for some beneficial purpose, but they alter the security state of the computer on which they are installed, or the privacy posture of the user of the system, such that most users will want to be aware of them.
| File Property | Property Value |
|---|
| FileName | upromi~1.exe |
| McAfee Artemis | Artemis!f7af477f4792
|
| McAfee Detection | Adware-TopRebates |
| Length | 356,272 bytes |
| CRC | A34025BA |
| MD5 | F7AF477F47923D8142650272BC0A596F
|
| SHA1 | 91712C306EACD1E12E1A64653927169BC2E56D27
|
Other Common Detection Aliases
| Company Name | Detection Name |
|---|
| BitDefender | Adware.Toprebates.AL
|
| Eset | ~a variant of Win32/Adware.Agent application
|
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WebRebates.z
|
| microsoft | Adware:Win32/Toprebates.C
|
| norman | sandbox: w32/webrebates.co.dropper
|
| vba32 | AdWare.Win32.WebRebates.ab
|
Avert® Labs has observed the following system activities:
| Activity | Risk Level |
|---|
Program often suspends itself
| Medium |
Uses shared memory of other processes
| Low |
Creates registry keys and data values to persist on OS reboot
| Informational |
Performs a shell execute of downloaded or existing files
| Informational |
System Changes
These are general defaults for typical path variables. (Although they may differ, these examples are common.):
%WinDir% = \WINDOWS (Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista), \WINNT (Windows NT/2000)
%SystemDir% = \WINDOWS\SYSTEM (Windows 98/ME), \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 (Windows XP/Vista), \WINNT\SYSTEM32 (Windows NT/2000)
%ProgramFiles% = \Program Files
The following files were analyzed:
%USERPROFILE%\local settings\temp\upromi~1.exe
The following files have been added to the system:
%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\readme.txt%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\u11050.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisearemindu%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisearemindu\upro11050.dat%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisearemindu\uprop11050.dat%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisedremindu%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromiseremindu.dll%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromiseremindu.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromiseremindu2.dll%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\html%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\html\uproc0.htm%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\html\uprop1.htm%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\html\upror1.htm%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\html\uprorpmp1.htm%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_16x16.ico%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_20x20.ico%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_32x32.ico%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_changemysettings.gif%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_clrpxl.gif%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_getmycollegesavings.gif%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_grayblock.gif%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_topmoxie.gif%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\images\upro_uplogo60.gif%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\upromisesremindu%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\upromisesremindu\upromiselremindu.dat%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\upromisesremindu\upromisepremindu.dat%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\upromisesremindu\upromisesremindu.dat%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\upromisetremindu%PROGRAMFILES%\upromise_remind_u\upromisesremindu\upromisetremindu\log.txt
The following registry elements have been changed:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\currentversion\run\- upromiseremindu = c:\program files\upromise_remind_u
\upromiseremindu.dll
Removal
All Users:
Please use the following instructions for all supported versions of Windows to remove threats and other potential risks:
1.Disable System Restore (Windows ME/XP only).
2.Update to current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
3.Run a complete system scan.
Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).
General repair may be unsuccessful in some instances. If this occurs, please submit a sample for further evaluation.
