Pop-Up Stopper

Pop-Up Stopper Professional blocks instant messenger service ads, clean cookies, cache, and search history for any browser.The pop up stopper changes the default settings of the user’s browser it also collects information and slows the browser. The popup blocker is equipped with an automatic updater. It stays resident in the memory in the form of a process.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Pop-Up Stopper
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Panicware
Company URL:	http://www.panicware.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Panicware is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2000, Panicware is most widely known as the creator of the 'POP-UP STOPPER' brand ad-blocking technology. This product created the pop-up blocker category across the Internet and in retail stores nationwide. It is committed to providing high quality and easy to use products to allow Internet users to surf safely. Since 2000, Panicware has been assisting customers in the fight against all forms of Internet intrusions, including pop-up ads, spyware, adware and junk email (spam).

Spyware Description:

Pop-Up Stopper Professional blocks instant messenger service ads, clean cookies, cache, and search history for any browser.The pop up stopper changes the default settings of the user’s browser it also collects information and slows the browser. The popup blocker is equipped with an automatic updater. It stays resident in the memory in the form of a process.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> False positives work as good to purchase -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer.0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Pop-Up Stopper
	Search at Bing for Pop-Up Stopper
	Search at Yahoo for Pop-Up Stopper

Processes Running:

PSFree.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Panicware\Pop-Up Stopper Professional\PopUp Sounds\war2.wav	18028	Winamp media file
C:\Program Files\Panicware\Pop-Up Stopper Professional\PopUp Sounds\war3.wav	54700	Winamp media file
C:\Program Files\Panicware\Pop-Up Stopper Professional\PopUp Sounds\war4.wav	27884	Winamp media file

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Panicware
C:\Program Files\Panicware\Pop-Up Stopper Professional

Registry information Created after Installation: