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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:33:14 AM
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Type:
- Adware
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Publisher:
- Wurldmedia
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Risk Impact:
- Medium
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File Names:
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MSCStat.exe
msc[RANDOM NUMBER].de
tc.dll
mbho.dll
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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
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Initial Rapid Release version August 18, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version August 18, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date August 18, 2003
Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
