Adware/Scratch and Win

Alias: Scratch and Win

Description: From the publisher: 'Click on the Scratch Cards button to scratch cards and win cash! A new card will be available every 5 minutes that you're actively surfing.' Also happens to capture keystrokes, update itself in stealth mode, change your homepage, open pop-up ads, tracks your browsing habits.'

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/Scratch and Win: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Adware/Scratch and Win 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/Scratch and Win, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\conflict.1\fswinst.ocx

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

Folder Signatures:
N/A

Registry Signatures:
HKCR\clsid\{d04e6445-dff4-457b-8f24-444cf3061e5d}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Adware/CoolSavings
Adware/Hijacker/Total Velocity
Trojan/Adware/BHO/OneClickNetSearch.b
Tracking Cookie/Lop
Adware/WhenUSave
Adware/Toolbar/OrbitExplorer
Tracking Cookie/TrafficSyndicate
Adware/Whenu.ClockSync
Adware/InternetDelivery
Adware/PStopper