Adware Agent

It is a Rogue Security Program. A Rogue Security Program is software that purports to scan and detect malware or other problems on the computer, but which attempts to dupe or badger users into purchasing the program by presenting the user with intrusive, deceptive warnings and/or false, misleading scan results. Rogue Security Programs typically use aggressive, deceptive advertising and may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Adware Agent
Malware Type:	Rogue Security Program
Company Name:	KillerSoftware LLC.
Company URL:	http://www.killersoftware.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

KillerSoftware LLC. provides software for the security of the PC. One of its software is Adware Agent. Adware Agent is a Windows 98/ME/XP/2000 product to monitor and protect our PC from those annoying spyware/adware/worm type programs that run on our PC without our knowledge. They can send our browsing history back to their company, slow down our Internet connection, send SPAM, and even slow down our PC! Adware Agent will prevent over 320 spyware Active-X controls to install on your IE browser. It also prevents over 500 bad Browser Helper Object's (browser hijackers).

Spyware Description:

It is a Rogue Security Program. A Rogue Security Program is software that purports to scan and detect malware or other problems on the computer, but which attempts to dupe or badger users into purchasing the program by presenting the user with intrusive, deceptive warnings and/or false, misleading scan results. Rogue Security Programs typically use aggressive, deceptive advertising and may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> False positives work as good to purchase -> False scan results -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme -> Uses out of date ref database0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Adware Agent
	Search at Bing for Adware Agent
	Search at Yahoo for Adware Agent

Processes Running:

Adware Agent.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Adware Agent.lnk	634	Shortcut
C:\Program Files\Adware Agent\adwareagent-help.html	4618	HTML Document
C:\Program Files\Adware Agent\unins000.exe	77257	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

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Registry information Created after Installation: