Adware/Spyware/Downloader/RVP.e

Alias: Adware/RVP, BroadcastPC, Adware-RVP, Win32/TrojanDownloader.RVP.E trojan, RVP, TrojanDownloader.Win32.RVP.e

Description: The BroadcastPC software is used to deliver interactive media. The software is bundled with Grokster and monitors the web usage of the user to target users with advertisements. Targeting Audiences. BroadcastPC.tv's intelligent client application precisely targets our 7 million users. Targeting is based on web usage patterns: BroadcastPC.tv can deliver a teaser/promo spot for Monday Night Football at 8:45pm on Monday night, 15 minutes before kickoff, only to those users who have visited a sports site in the past 5 months. Signs of a BroadcastPC infection include the bpc.exe process running in the task manager and from ICMP messages from a.flashpoint.pm. Them computer is infected with BroadcastPC user can find bpc.exe process running in the task manager.

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.

Downloader - A Downloader is a software application or part of the program which is designed to retrieve (download) and install additional files from the Internet. Malware programs often include Downloaders which allow the Malware to continually update themselves, thereby eluding detection.

Spyware - Spyware is any software application that gathers information from the user's PC and transmits it to the Spyware author (usually hackers, but sometimes corporations). The information is gathered and transmitted without the user's knowledge or consent. Spyware applications may steal sensitive corporate information and transmit it to competitors. Spyware also degrades PC performance and can consume huge amounts of bandwidth, especially on corporate servers.

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/Spyware/Downloader/RVP.e: 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/Spyware/Downloader/RVP.e 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/Spyware/Downloader/RVP.e, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:


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

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\rvp
%PROGRAM_FILES%\tvs

Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\btv

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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