RemedyAntispy

It includes elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

Malware Name: RemedyAntispy
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Nelroy LTD
Company URL: http://www.remedyantispy.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Remedy Antispy is an award winning Anti-Spyware Software created by Nelroy LTD to provide the complete solution to the Internet's most fearsome threat. Developed and thoroughly tested for more than 4 years, Remedy Antispy is the most technologically advanced Anti-Spyware tool on the Web today. Nelroy LTD innovative and fundamentally perfected security solutions for internet users. Trusted by an astounding amount of home users, as well as some of the world’s largest hi-tech companies, the Remedy Antispy program is the ultimate Anti-Spyware tool available online today.

Spyware Description:

It includes elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> False positives work as good to purchase -> False scan results -> Uses inadequate scan/detection scheme -> Uses out of date ref database0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for RemedyAntispy
bing Search at Bing for RemedyAntispy
yahoo Search at Yahoo for RemedyAntispy

Processes Running:

RemedyAntispy.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\RemedyAntispy.lnk 646 Shortcut
C:\Program Files\RemedyAntispy\RemedyAntispy.dll 3278848 Application Extension
C:\Program Files\RemedyAntispy\database.dat 243042 DAT File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\RemedyAntispy\Quarantine
C:\Program Files\RemedyAntispy\Scripts

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\RemedyAntispy\Options StartWithWindows
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\RemedyAntispy\Options TotalScans
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RemedyAntispy uninstallString