Adware.WebSecureAlert

Updated: February 13, 2007 11:46:16 AM

Type: Adware

Publisher: GAIN Publishing

Risk Impact: Low

File Names: WebSecureAlertSetup.exe WebSecureAlert.exe WSAHelper.dll

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

When Adware.WebSecureAlert is installed, it performs the following actions:

Creates the following files:
- %UserProfile%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WebSecureAlert.lnk
- %UserProfile%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WebSecureAlert\WebSecureAlert Website.lnk
- %UserProfile%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\WebSecureAlert\WebSecureAlert.lnk
- %ProgramFiles%\WebSecureAlert\INSTALL.LOG
- %ProgramFiles%\WebSecureAlert\WebSecureAlert Website.URL
- %ProgramFiles%\WebSecureAlert\WebSecureAlert.exe
- %ProgramFiles%\WebSecureAlert\WebSecureAlertConfig.ini
- %ProgramFiles%\WebSecureAlert\WebSecureUninstaller.exe
- %ProgramFiles%\WebSecureAlert\WSAHelper.dll
  
  Note:
- %ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. By default, this is C:\Program Files.
- %UserProfile% is a variable that refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER] (Windows NT/2000/XP).
Creates the following registry subkeys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gator.com\AppInfo\WebSecureAlert HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gator.com\WebSecureAlert HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Uninstall\WebSecureAlert HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Gator.com\WebSecureAlert HKEY_ALL_USERS\Software\Gator.com\WebSecureAlert
Facilitates the installation of the Adware.GAIN security risk.

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