Popup Begone

It is an Adware. Adware, 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:	Popup Begone
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Popup BeGone
Company URL:	http://www.popupbegone.com/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Popup BeGone was created for the purpose of eliminating annoying popup ads and drastically increasing your Internet Connection Speed. Popup BeGone is a NEW dynamic Anti-Popup program for Windows 98, WinNT, Win2000, WinMe & WinXP that works with Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is the first and the only anti-popup product that blocks virtually all annoying popup ads automatically while offering many more features. It even stops the New Annoying Messenger Service IP Popup Ads. These are Popups that appear even when we are not surfing the web.

Spyware Description:

It is an Adware. Adware, 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 -> False positives work as good to purchase -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer.0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Popup Begone
	Search at Bing for Popup Begone
	Search at Yahoo for Popup Begone

Processes Running:

PopupBeGone.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\PopupBegone V2.0 Trial.lnk	1500	Shortcut
C:\Program Files\BegoneTrial\Beep.wav	6908	WAV Audio
C:\Program Files\BegoneTrial\PopupBeGone.exe	310784	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

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Registry information Created after Installation: