AFreeConverter

AFreeConverter is an adware bundler that install adware advantage with itself. MeMedia.AdVantage is advertising software that tracks browsing and displays ads on the desktop and It also installs adware relevant knowledge with itself. Relevant Knowledge (Marketscore) is monitors all of your Internet behavior.

General information:

Malware Name: AFreeConverter
Malware Type: Adware Bundler
Company Name: etexchange.com
Company URL:
Threat Level: Low Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

etexchange.com provides you the software AFreeConverter that is an audio-conversion tool that converts and encodes WAV files to MP3s and MP3s to WAVs. can batch-process several conversions at once and specify the bit rate for sound-quality control.

Spyware Description:

AFreeConverter is an adware bundler that install adware advantage with itself. MeMedia.AdVantage is advertising software that tracks browsing and displays ads on the desktop and It also installs adware relevant knowledge with itself. Relevant Knowledge (Marketscore) is monitors all of your Internet behavior.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It install adware advantage with itself. -> MeMedia.AdVantage is advertising software that tracks browsing and displays ads on the desktop. -> It also installs adware relevant knowledge with itself. -> Relevant Knowledge (Marketscore) is monitors all of your Internet behavior.

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Processes Running:

AFreeConverter.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\advantage\AdVUninst.exe 93032 Application
C:\Program Files\AFreeConverter\AFreeConverter.exe 413696 Application
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rkinstaller.exe 327 Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\AFreeConverter\RelevantKnowledg
C:\Program Files\AFreeConverter\freeoffe

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AFreeConverter_is1 Inno Setup: Selected Tasks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{d08d9f98-1c78-4704-87e6-368b0023d831}\Config\OSSProxy\Settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{d08d9f98-1c78-4704-87e6-368b0023d831}\Config\OSSProxy\Settings Capabilities