Balloons Screen Saver

Balloons Screen Saver is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits and installs several other products with itself.

General information:

Malware Name: Balloons Screen Saver
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Galt Technology, Inc
Company URL: http://www.galttech.com/
Threat Level: Low Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Galt Technology, Inc provides you the software Balloons Screen Saver through which colorful hot-air balloons drift lazily into the air, catch the breeze, and float away.

Spyware Description:

Balloons Screen Saver is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits and installs several other products with itself.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It may be bundled with other adware. -> It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Balloons Screen Saver
bing Search at Bing for Balloons Screen Saver
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Balloons Screen Saver

Processes Running:

BalloonSaver.scr

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\WINDOWS\un\unballoon\INSTALL.LOG 856 Text Document
C:\WINDOWS\un\unballoon\UNWISE.INI 29 Configuration Settings

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\WINDOWS\un\unballoo

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Balloons Screen Saver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Balloons Screen Saver DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Balloons Screen Saver UninstallString