Addwere
Addwere is a rogue security program that provides minimum or no protection against threats and the false positives work as goad to purchase. It shows Poor scan reports and false Detection. Falsely reports updating ref database.0
General information:
Malware Name: |
Addwere |
Malware Type: |
Rogue Security Program |
Company Name: |
ADDWERE.COM |
Company URL: |
http://www.addwere.com/
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Threat Level: |
Low Risk |
Operating System: |
WIN XP |
Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
Operation: |
Time of After Installation |
Company Description:
ADDWERE.COM provides you the software Addwere that is a program that eliminates all adwares, spywares, viruses, Dialers, and hijackers that might exist on your PC.ADDWERE is a program that uses a database with tens of thousands fingerprints of spyware
adware, trojans and worms that can be updated automatically to provide protection from the latest danger. It has the ablitiy to set a scheduled Liveupdate to automatically update your program periodically or to select Manual Update to apply.
Spyware Description:
Addwere is a rogue security program that provides minimum or no protection against threats and the false positives work as goad to purchase. It shows Poor scan reports and false Detection. Falsely reports updating ref database.0
Characteristics/Symptoms:
-> Shows false and misleading scan Results. -> False positives work as goad to purchase.
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
SpyRem.exe
File information Created after Installation:
File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Addwere.com\Addwereâ¢\Help.lnk |
unknown |
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Addwere.com\Addwereâ¢\Uninstall.lnk |
unknown |
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C:\Program Files\Addwere.com\Addwere\Errors.txt |
unknown |
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Folder information Created after Installation:
Folder Location |
C:\Program Files\Addwere.com\Addwere |
Registry information Created after Installation:
Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
\CLSID\{45A5D9C0-DA2A-4490-84BC-2817C57AEBFE} |
0 |
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
\CLSID\{45A5D9C0-DA2A-4490-84BC-2817C57AEBFE}\InprocServer32 |
ThreadingModel0 |
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
\CLSID\{509F840C-8FBE-4B39-8135-7AE4F77211BE} |
0 |