Adware.HungryHands

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:37:08 AM

Type:

Adware

Risk Impact:

Medium

File Names:

hh.dll hhu.dll hu.dll

Systems Affected:

Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Behavior

Adware.HungryHands installs itself as a browser helper object, redirecting your browser to a pornographic Web site instead of the Web site to which you wish to go.

Symptoms

Your Symantec program detects this threat as Adware.HungryHands.

Transmission

This program can be manually installed, or as part of another program.

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version April 4, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version March 14, 2011 revision 025
• Initial Daily Certified version April 4, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version March 14, 2011 revision 038
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 4, 2004