Adware.Wurldmedia

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:33:14 AM

Type:

Adware

Publisher:

Wurldmedia

Risk Impact:

Medium

File Names:

MSCStat.exe msc[RANDOM NUMBER].de tc.dll mbho.dll

Systems Affected:

Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Behavior

Adware.Wurldmedia is installed as an Internet Explorer (IE) Browser Helper Object. It can detect a known list of Web sites and redirect you to a third-party server.

There are multiple variants of this adware:

• Wurldmedia/bpboh
• Wurldmedia/mbho
• Wurldmedia/MSCStat
• Wurldmedia/MShop
• Wurldmedia/Maoo
• Wurldmedia/Tchk

Symptoms

The files are detected as Adware.Wurldmedia.

Transmission

This adware is installed when you install other programs, the most common of which is Morpheus.

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version August 18, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
• Initial Daily Certified version August 18, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 18, 2003