Pop up Blocker Pro

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:	Pop up Blocker Pro
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	SynergeticSoft
Company URL:	http://www.synergeticsoft.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

SynergeticSoft provides software for the security and privacy of our PC. One of its software is Pop up Blocker Pro. Pop up Blocker Pro has four types of pop-up blocking: 100 percent pop-up blocking, a block list, a block list with keywords, and a limit on the number of open windows. Pop up Blocker Pro also blocks Flash Ads, Background sounds, Inline videos, JAVA Applets and Animated gif files. This program is packed with advanced privacy-protection technologies, which prevent our home page from being reset, protect our proxy settings, provide a sound effect upon closing pop-ups, disable auto suggesting, and block messenger-spam pop-up ads.

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:

    -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme -> 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 Pop up Blocker Pro
	Search at Bing for Pop up Blocker Pro
	Search at Yahoo for Pop up Blocker Pro

Processes Running:

pdie.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Pop up Blocker Pro\License.txt	7281	Text Document
C:\Program Files\Pop up Blocker Pro\help.chm	132417	Compiled HTML Help file
C:\Program Files\Pop up Blocker Pro\uninst.exe	40127	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation: