Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Ferrets

Risklevel: High Risk

Company: Ferretclub - http://ferretclub.ru/

Description:

Ferrets is an adware bundler that installs Adware-NDotNet (New.net) with itself.Adware.NDotNet is an adware program that associates non-existent domain names with sponsored content.It also installs Adware-SideSearch with itself.Adware.Sidesearch is an adware component that displays information from the publisher s Web site in a side panel of Internet Explorer when queries are made to other Web sites.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • It installs Adware-NDotNet (New.net) with itself.
  • Adware.NDotNet is an adware program that associates non-existent domain names with sponsored content.
  • It also installs Adware-SideSearch with itself.
  • Adware.Sidesearch is an adware component that displays information from the publisher s Web site in a side panel of Internet Explorer when queries are made to other Web sites.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: ferretsscr.zip

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\ferretsscr
  • C:\Program Files\NewDotNet
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\FileSubmit
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\FileSubmit\Uninstall Ferrets.lnk
    [1568 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch\Uninst.exe
    [39036 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch.dll
    [139264 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\UNWISE.INI
    [29 Bytes] Configuration Settings
  • desktop+\FREE BonziBUDDY.url
    [151 Bytes] Internet Shortcut
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\nnez_388.exe
    [232960 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\INSTALL.LOG
    [1726 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\fsi_uninstall.ico
    [766 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\NewDotNet\newdotnet3_88.dll
    [167936 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\bonzi.exe
    [153863 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\FileSubmit\Install Ferrets.lnk
    [1586 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\Program Files\Lycos\Sidesearch\offline.htm
    [1967 Bytes] Firefox Document
  • C:\Program Files\NewDotNet\readme.txt
    [3522 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\ferretsscr\Ferrets.scr
    [395207 Bytes] Screen Saver
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\fsi_install.ico
    [766 Bytes] Icon
  • desktop+\Lycos Sidesearch.lnk
    [1625 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Ferrets\ferretsscr.zip
    [304588 Bytes] WinZip File

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