AdsAlert

AdsAlert is a program that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the compromised computer. It will then prompt the user to purchase a registered version of the software in order to remove the reported threats. It is a low risk Adware. Low Risk Adware is advertising software that displays ads on the desktop but is installed with better notice, disclosure and user consent than the majority of adware programs. Nonetheless, some Low Risk Adware programs may still not fully disclose all potentially objectionable functionality during installation. Some Low Risk Adware programs display less intrusive forms of advertising, such as banner ads or text links embedded within the program itself. Low Risk Adware typically does not transmit personally identifiable information (PII) and is not considered a serious privacy risk.0

General information:

Malware Name:	AdsAlert
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	PC Privacy Software
Company URL:	http://www.pcprivacysoftware.com/
Threat Level:	Low Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

PC Privacy Software provides software for the security and privacy of our system. One of its software is AdsAlert. AdsAlert is designed to prevent ad components (spyware, adware, scumware, registry entries, files, cookies, etc) from gathering information about us, our computer, our Web surfing habits. It scans our PC system registry, memory, and hard drives by using the list of known ad components. Ads Alert provides clear list of everything it's discovered. Simply mouse-over any item on the list, and select the items we'd like to remove from our system or ignore.

Spyware Description:

AdsAlert is a program that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the compromised computer. It will then prompt the user to purchase a registered version of the software in order to remove the reported threats. It is a low risk Adware. Low Risk Adware is advertising software that displays ads on the desktop but is installed with better notice, disclosure and user consent than the majority of adware programs. Nonetheless, some Low Risk Adware programs may still not fully disclose all potentially objectionable functionality during installation. Some Low Risk Adware programs display less intrusive forms of advertising, such as banner ads or text links embedded within the program itself. Low Risk Adware typically does not transmit personally identifiable information (PII) and is not considered a serious privacy risk.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Displays third-party advertising on the computer -> Tracks browsing habits -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer. -> Bundled with other adware 0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for AdsAlert
	Search at Bing for AdsAlert
	Search at Yahoo for AdsAlert

Processes Running:

adsalert.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\PcPrivacySoftware.com\AdsAlert\Include\desc.nfo	83590	MSInfo Document
C:\Program Files\PcPrivacySoftware.com\AdsAlert\adsalert.chm	180673	Compiled HTML Help file
C:\Program Files\PcPrivacySoftware.com\AdsAlert\adsalert.exe	575488	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\PcPrivacySoftware.com\AdsAlert\Include

Registry information Created after Installation: