Jhoos

Jhoos is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.

General information:

Malware Name: Jhoos
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Jhoos.com
Company URL: http://jhoos.com/
Threat Level: Low Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Jhoos.com provides you the software Jhoos that is a free online dating service. No subscription fees and lifetime membership with text and audio video chat features. Jhoos is a professional online dating messenger that integrates with Yahoo and AIM and lets you search and date millions of singles and activity partners all over the globe.

Spyware Description:

Jhoos is an adware that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It is bundled with unwanted software. -> It uses aggressive advertising. -> It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often through exploits.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Jhoos
bing Search at Bing for Jhoos
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Jhoos

Processes Running:

Jhoos.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Jhoos\INSTALL.LOG 6866 Text Document
C:\Program Files\Jhoos\Jhoos.exe 573440 Application
C:\Program Files\Jhoos\country.mdb 2174976 Microsoft Office Access Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Jhoos\Smiley
C:\Program Files\Jhoos\Sponso

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\Jhoos SlowInfoCache
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Jhoos
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Jhoos DisplayName