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Adware/Spyware/Claria.Weatherscope

Alias: Claria.Weatherscope

Description: There is no difference between the licensed version and the ad-supported version. After our purchase, we found that c:/windows/temp/trickler4010_bic_gatorws_4010.exe was running. This trickler was added to the registry, so that it would run at reboot.

Threat type:

Adware - Adware is a software application which displays advertisements on your computer. Advertisements can be displayed through pop-up / pop-under windows, additional bars or toolbars, underlined links or buttons that appear on a computer screen. Adware applications include additional code that delivers the ads. Adware authors earn money when users click on those ads. Occasionally, adware includes code that tracks user's site visits and passes it to third parties without the user's permission or knowledge.

Spyware - Spyware is any software application that gathers information from the user's PC and transmits it to the Spyware author (usually hackers, but sometimes corporations). The information is gathered and transmitted without the user's knowledge or consent. Spyware applications may steal sensitive corporate information and transmit it to competitors. Spyware also degrades PC performance and can consume huge amounts of bandwidth, especially on corporate servers.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes Adware/Spyware/Claria.Weatherscope: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Adware/Spyware/Claria.Weatherscope Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Adware/Spyware/Claria.Weatherscope, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\iegator4127.dll
%PROFILE%\local settings\temp\weatherscopesetup.exe
%STARTUP%\weatherscope.lnk

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\common files\prtdbfnn
%COMMON_PROGRAMS%\weatherscope
%PROGRAM_FILES%\weatherscope

Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/iegator4128.dll
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\weatherscope

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A