Adware.Aurora

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Updated: 13 February 2007 11:46:02 AM

Type: Adware

Publisher: ABI Network - A Division of Direct Revenue

Risk Impact: Medium

File Names: DrPMon.dll svcproc.exe Nail.exe poller.exe aurora.exe

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Behavior

Adware.Aurora is an adware program that displays advertisements and tracks browser information such as Web sites visited.

Note: Security Risk definitions dated prior to August 3, 2005 may detect this adware as Adware.BetterInternet.

Symptoms

Your Symantec program detects Adware.Aurora.
Unexpected advertisements appear in Internet Explorer browser windows.

Transmission

This security risk can be manually installed or installed as a component of another program.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version 30 July 2005
Latest Rapid Release version 23 November 2009 revision 052
Initial Daily Certified version 30 July 2005
Latest Daily Certified version 23 November 2009 revision 005
Initial Weekly Certified release date 3 August 2005

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Technical Details