Popup Preventer

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 Preventer
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Myminer
Company URL:	http://www.myminer.com/
Threat Level:	Low Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Myminer software provides sharewares to search and download images (graphics, pictures, photos), Flash files from websites; Screen capture and recorder. Popup preventer is an intelligent pop-up killer that prevents unwanted pop-up windows from appearing as we surf the web, with no need to set up for particular websites or keywords. It is simple and powerful using artificial intelligent and intelligent agent technologies.

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:

    -> False scan results -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer.0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Popup Preventer
	Search at Bing for Popup Preventer
	Search at Yahoo for Popup Preventer

Processes Running:

popup.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Popup Preventer\kill.ico	766	Icon
C:\Program Files\Popup Preventer\popup.dll	141824	Application Extension
C:\Program Files\Popup Preventer\unins000.dat	2094	DAT File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation: