Updated: February 13, 2007 11:35:59 AM
Type: Adware
Risk Impact: High
File Names: Smss.exe
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
When this adware component is executed, it does the following:
- Contacts the domain, advertisingvision.com, from which, it will receive information on where to download advertisements to display in you Web browser.
- Creates a file in the %Windir%\Configsys folder.
Note: %Windir% is a variable. The adware component locates the Windows installation folder (by default, this is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt) and copies itself to that location.
This inserted file is a clean text file and contains only the date. This component does not make other modifications on the system.