Winadiscount

Winadiscount is an IE toolbar that has a search function which shows sponsored links from the WinaDiscount website. The toolbar also includes a pop-up blocker that did not function very well.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Winadiscount
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:
Company URL:	http://www.winadiscount.com/
Threat Level:	High
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Browser Restart.

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

Winadiscount is an IE toolbar that has a search function which shows sponsored links from the WinaDiscount website. The toolbar also includes a pop-up blocker that did not function very well.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Shows links to different sites -> Shows sponsored search results -> Monitors user’s browsing activity -> Shows popup messages0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Winadiscount
	Search at Bing for Winadiscount
	Search at Yahoo for Winadiscount

Processes Running:

adwin.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\winadiscount\Cache\adwin.exe	520192	Application
C:\Program Files\winadiscount\Cache\winadiscounttb0401.cfg	5187	CFG File
C:\Program Files\winadiscount\toolbar.ini	732	Configuration Settings

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\winadiscount

Registry information Created after Installation: