Adware/EXact Advertising Cashback

Alias: EXact Advertising Cashback

Description: Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only.

Threat type:

Adware - Adware is a software application which displays advertisements on your computer. Advertisements can be displayed through pop-up / pop-under windows, additional bars or toolbars, underlined links or buttons that appear on a computer screen. Adware applications include additional code that delivers the ads. Adware authors earn money when users click on those ads. Occasionally, adware includes code that tracks user's site visits and passes it to third parties without the user's permission or knowledge.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Adware/EXact Advertising Cashback: Yes

Threat risk: Medium Risk

Potentially dangerous malware. May collect sensitive user information and broadcast data back to a server with "opt-out" permission. Category includes most adware programs.

Symptoms:

Adware/EXact Advertising Cashback displays commercial advertisements.

Adware/EXact Advertising Cashback hides from the user and stays resident in background.

Adware/EXact Advertising Cashback Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Adware/EXact Advertising Cashback, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\cashback.exe
%DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\uninstall.exe

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
N/A

Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{0878b424-1f95-4e26-b5ab-f0d349d89650}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Dropper/Australian.Demo.3896
Hacker Tool/BW-based.src
Dropper/Macro.Access.Lovely
Toolbar/My Search
Adware/EXact Advertising
Adware/IEMenuExtension
Adware/SurfSideKick
Toolbar/SillyDl.EW
Trojan/Adware/Downloader/Agent.ae
Adware/SillyDl-1