3B Spyware Protection Pro
It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online
browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install
other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.0
General information:
| Malware Name: |
3B Spyware Protection Pro |
| Malware Type: |
Adware |
| Company Name: |
3B Software |
| Company URL: |
http://www.3bsoftware.com/
|
| Threat Level: |
Moderate Risk |
| Operating System: |
WIN XP |
| Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
| Operation: |
Time of After Installation. |
Company Description:
3B Software is a leading provider of utility software programs across the globe. The company has sold its award-winning products in over 100 countries since launching its operations in 1997. The company's founder, Benjamin Brooks III, CEO, envisioned
a lean internet business, offering goods and services beneficial to the consumer at a reasonable price, with no outside ad space sold. The company has accomplished this. Some of the current software titles the company sells include: Registry Repair
Pro, Spyware Protection Pro, FreeMem Pro, Auto Back Up Manager Pro, Clean-Up Pro for Windows, System Utilities Pro, Net Boost Pro, and Ad Blocker Pro.
Spyware Description:
It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online
browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install
other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.0
Characteristics/Symptoms:
-> False positives work as good to purchase -> False scan results -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme0
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
Codebase:
File information Created after Installation:
| File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
| C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\3B Spyware Protection Pro.lnk |
880 |
Shortcut |
| C:\Program Files\3B Software\3B Spyware Protection Pro\spyware.data |
417304 |
DATA File |
| C:\Program Files\3B Software\3B Spyware Protection Pro\temp.dat |
453712 |
DAT File |
Folder information Created after Installation:
Registry information Created after Installation:
| Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall3B Spyware Protection Pro_is1 |
DisplayIcon |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall3B Spyware Protection Pro_is1 |
Inno Setup: Setup Version |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\3B Spyware Protection Pro_is1 |
InstallLocation |
