Personal Money

Personal MoneyPersonal Money Tree is a free and powerful software application that earns you cash-back on every purchase you make online. It i s committed to protecting your privacy online. Its primary goal in collecting personalized and company information is to provide Meridian Business Ventures, Inc.'s customers with superior online services.Characteristics/Symptoms: Collects information about browsingSlows the BrowserCommunicates with the host serverChanges default settings of the BrowserCollects personal informationShows popup ads mostly related to gamesDate: 2006-03-24Security Level: HighOperating OS: WIN XPInstallation Type: Installed through EXEOperation: After InstallationTime of Operation: After Installation.Screenshot:2. Installation Sample and Image2.1. Installation SampleOrigin URL: http://server.personalmoneytree.com/ 3. Changes after installation 3.1. Process: personalmoneytree.exeFiles and Location: C:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree\personalmoneytree.exe3.2 Directories:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Money TreeC:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree3.3. ActiveX Information ActiveX Screenshot:File location

General information:

Malware Name:	Personal Money
Malware Type:
Company Name:	Personal Money
Company URL:
Threat Level:	High
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Personal Money Tree is a free and powerful software application that earns you cash-back on every purchase you make online. It i s committed to protecting your privacy online. Its primary goal in collecting personalized and company information is to provide Meridian Business Ventures, Inc.'s customers with superior online services.

Spyware Description:

Personal MoneyPersonal Money Tree is a free and powerful software application that earns you cash-back on every purchase you make online. It i s committed to protecting your privacy online. Its primary goal in collecting personalized and company information is to provide Meridian Business Ventures, Inc.'s customers with superior online services.Characteristics/Symptoms: Collects information about browsingSlows the BrowserCommunicates with the host serverChanges default settings of the BrowserCollects personal informationShows popup ads mostly related to gamesDate: 2006-03-24Security Level: HighOperating OS: WIN XPInstallation Type: Installed through EXEOperation: After InstallationTime of Operation: After Installation.Screenshot:2. Installation Sample and Image2.1. Installation SampleOrigin URL: http://server.personalmoneytree.com/ 3. Changes after installation 3.1. Process: personalmoneytree.exeFiles and Location: C:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree\personalmoneytree.exe3.2 Directories:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Money TreeC:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree3.3. ActiveX Information ActiveX Screenshot:File location

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Collects information about browsing -> Slows the Browser -> Communicates with the host server -> Changes default settings of the Browser -> Collects personal information -> Shows popup ads mostly related to games0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Personal Money
	Search at Bing for Personal Money
	Search at Yahoo for Personal Money

Processes Running:

personalmoneytree.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree\PMTLauncher.exe	24576	Application
C:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree\Uninst.log	878	Text Document
C:\Program Files\Personal Money Tree\uninst.exe	11776	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation: