Shareaza Lite
Shareaza Lite is an adware bundler that may be bundled with other adware also. It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits and installs several other products with itself.
General information:
| Malware Name: |
Shareaza Lite |
| Malware Type: |
Adware Bundler |
| Company Name: |
p2psharing.biz |
| Company URL: |
http://www.p2psharing.biz/
|
| Threat Level: |
Low Risk |
| Operating System: |
WIN XP |
| Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
| Operation: |
Time of After Installation |
Company Description:
p2psharing.biz provides you the software Shareaza Lite that is a completely FREE P2P client.It can connect to 4 major Peer-to-Peer networks under a singe convenient interface. It support searches, downloads and uploads from EDonkey2000, Gnutella,
Gnutella2 (G2) and BitTorrent Networks. It also uses swarming technology to download files from many sources of all four networks simultaneously. It means for users the fastest downloads ever. It also includes Skin package and highly customizable
interface that will bring the best P2P experience to everybody from Beginners to Professionals.It has advanced download management capabilities allowing to preview downloaded files, to automatically finish incomplete downloads and clear files downloaded
with errors.
Spyware Description:
Shareaza Lite is an adware bundler that may be bundled with other adware also. It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits and installs several other products with itself.
Characteristics/Symptoms:
-> It may be bundled with other adware also. -> It uses aggressive, deceptive advertising.
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
Shareaza.exe
File information Created after Installation:
| File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
| C:\Program Files\Shareaza Lite\Schemas\imageXP.ico |
15086 |
ViewerInDepth Icon |
| C:\Program Files\Shareaza Lite\Schemas\libraryRoot.xml |
8459 |
XML Document |
| C:\Program Files\Shareaza Lite\Schemas\libraryRoot.xsd |
554 |
XSD File |
Folder information Created after Installation:
| Folder Location |
| C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Shareaza Lit |
| C:\Program Files\Shareaza Lit |
Registry information Created after Installation:
| Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5E6309F2-9971-4683-9445-F548E81BEC07} |
|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5E6309F2-9971-4683-9445-F548E81BEC07}\InprocServer32 |
ThreadingModel |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{9AA8DF47-B8FE-47da-AB1A-2DAA0DA0B646} |
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