Winter approaches 1.0

Winter approaches 1.0 is an adware bundler that installs several other software’s with itself Adware-Url.gen,Adware-BonziBuddy.dr and NDotNet (New.net) and the adware that it installs with itself shows advertising and deceptive warnings.

General information:

Malware Name: Winter approaches 1.0
Malware Type: Adware Bundler
Company Name: fantasysavers.com
Company URL: http://www.fantasysavers.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

fantasysavers.com provides you the software Winter approaches 1.0 that provides you over 100 High Quality Fully animated screensavers with sound.

Spyware Description:

Winter approaches 1.0 is an adware bundler that installs several other software’s with itself Adware-Url.gen,Adware-BonziBuddy.dr 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-Url.gen,Adware-BonziBuddy.dr and NDotNet (New.net). -> The adware that it installs with itself shows advertising and deceptive warnings.

Additional information might be found here:

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Processes Running:

Winter approaches.scr

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Winter Approches\INSTALL.LOG 1849 Text Document
C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Winter Approches\UNWISE.INI 29 Configuration Settings
C:\Program Files\FileSubmit\Winter Approches\fsi_uninstall.ico 766 Icon

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\FileSubmi
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Winter approache

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Fantasysavers.com\Winter approaches\Options PlaySound
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Fantasysavers.com\Winter approaches\Options Termination
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Fantasysavers.com\Winter approaches\Slideshow