Adware.Dware

Behavior

Adware.Dware is an Adware program that connects to a server and downloads and displays advertisements.

Symptoms

• The files are detected as Adware.Dware.
• The system crashes and reports an error in Dw.exe.

Transmission

This adware program must be manually installed. However, there are several programs that have Adware.Dware within them and that install it as the program itself is installed.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 18, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version June 25, 2009 revision 051
• Initial Daily Certified version August 18, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version June 26, 2009 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 18, 2003

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