Santas Workshop Screensaver 1.1

Santas Workshop Screensaver 1.1 is an adware bundler that installs several other software’s with itself like Adware-SaveNow (WhenU) and Adware-Url.gen and NDotNet (New.net) and the adware that it installs with itself shows advertising and deceptive warnings.

General information:

Malware Name: Santas Workshop Screensaver 1.1
Malware Type: Adware Bundler
Company Name: RI Soft Systems
Company URL: http://www.risoftsystems.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

RI Soft Systems provides you the software Santas Workshop Screensaver 1.1 that will show you some Santa s elves that are busy creating toys for Christmas. This gorgeous animated screensaver shows Santa s workshop with a beautiful, Old World look-and-feel. The elves gleefully toil away at their workbenches creating their toys, while the snow gently falls outside the windows.

Spyware Description:

Santas Workshop Screensaver 1.1 is an adware bundler that installs several other software’s with itself like Adware-SaveNow (WhenU) and Adware-Url.gen and NDotNet (New.net) and the adware that it installs with itself shows advertising and deceptive warnings.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It installs several other software’s with itself like Adware-SaveNow (WhenU) and Adware-Url.gen and NDotNet (New.net). -> The adware that it installs with itself shows advertising and deceptive warnings.

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Processes Running:

Santas Workshop.scr

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Santa Workshop\Mail-In Order Form.lnk 562 Shortcut
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Santa Workshop\Read Me.lnk 569 Shortcut
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Santa Workshop\Screen Saver Settings.lnk 1363 Shortcut

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\RI Soft Systems\Santas Workshop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\RI Soft Systems\Santas Workshop AffiliateId
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\RI Soft Systems\Santas Workshop BuyLink