AddaButton

AddaButton is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits. AddaButton is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.0

General information:

Malware Name: AddaButton
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Harmony Hollow Software
Company URL: http://www.harmonyhollow.net/
Threat Level: Low Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Harmony Hollow Software provides you the software AddaButton that really helps not to waste time on searching different necessary programs when you are online. Its functions are simple: by using AddaButton you may add any icon (I mean quick-launch buttons, of course) on your IEÆs toolbar. But you have to remember that the program, first of all, requires Microsoft Internet Explorer. Secondly, buttons should lead only to the exe, bat or com files.

Spyware Description:

AddaButton is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits. AddaButton is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. -> It uses malicious software to advertise or install itself.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for AddaButton
bing Search at Bing for AddaButton
yahoo Search at Yahoo for AddaButton

Processes Running:

aab.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\AddaButton\icons\3GR.ICO 2454 Icon
C:\Program Files\AddaButton\icons\4.ICO 2966 Icon
C:\Program Files\AddaButton\icons\4GR.ICO 2966 Icon

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\AddaButton
C:\Program Files\AddaButton\icons

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\AddaButton_is1 Changed0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\AddaButton_is1 [NULL]0