Joystick Screensaver

It is an Adware. Adware is also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Joystick Screensaver
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Joystick Network
Company URL:	http://savers.joysticknetworks.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Joystick Network provides various screensavers for our Pc. Joystick Screensavers - Joystick Screen Saver manager is our gateway to all our screensavers. We can get all the screen savers we need for free. The screensavers that we can choose from Joystick Network is constantly growing, and include a variety of categories, like holiday, work, or babies. The manager is friendly to use, and easy to navigate. If we like cartoons or screen savers, we surely enjoy Joystick Screensaver Manager. Joystick Networks is please to announce that the joystick screensaver manager is constantly growing with new screensavers each week.

Spyware Description:

It is an Adware. Adware is also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.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 Joystick Screensaver
	Search at Bing for Joystick Screensaver
	Search at Yahoo for Joystick Screensaver

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\joystick networks\Joystick ScreenSaver Manager\Savers\Interop.SHDocVw.DLL	126976	Application Extension
C:\Program Files\joystick networks\Joystick ScreenSaver Manager\Savers\joyterms.rtf	20780	Rich Text Format
C:\Program Files\joystick networks\setup\savers\Setup.Ini	173	Configuration Settings

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\joystick networks
C:\Program Files\joystick networks\Joystick ScreenSaver Manager

Registry information Created after Installation: