Adware.Aurora

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:46:02 AM

Type:

Adware

Publisher:

ABI Network - A Division of Direct Revenue

Risk Impact:

Medium

File Names:

DrPMon.dll svcproc.exe Nail.exe poller.exe aurora.exe

Systems Affected:

Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Behavior

Adware.Aurora is an adware program that displays advertisements and tracks browser information such as Web sites visited.

Note: Security Risk definitions dated prior to August 3, 2005 may detect this adware as Adware.BetterInternet.

Symptoms

• Your Symantec program detects Adware.Aurora.
• Unexpected advertisements appear in Internet Explorer browser windows.
  

Transmission

This security risk can be manually installed or installed as a component of another program.

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version July 30, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version May 18, 2012 revision 004
• Initial Daily Certified version July 30, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version May 18, 2012 revision 006
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 3, 2005