Adware/TopMoxie

Alias: Etraffic, TopMoxie

Description: Adware/TopMoxie sends ads to your computer or changes out core links with affiliate tracking links. It displays pop-ups when you visit particular Web sites. Adware/TopMoxie powers several shopping bars for large incentive shopping properties including Limewire, Upromise, General Mills BoxTops4Education and Ebates among others.

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/TopMoxie: 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/TopMoxie logs visited web sites.

Adware/TopMoxie displays commercial advertisements.

Adware/TopMoxie connects itself to the internet.

Adware/TopMoxie changes browser settings.

Adware/TopMoxie allows remote user connection.

Adware/TopMoxie hides from the user and stays resident in background.

Adware/TopMoxie 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/TopMoxie, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system32\trk.dll

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

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\topmoxie

Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{05ce4481-8015-11d3-9811-c4da9f000000}
HKCR\clsid\{05ce4481-8015-11d3-9811-c4da9f000000}
HKCU\software\etraffic
HKCU\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\grokster support
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\grokstershop.xml
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\websearch_grock.xml

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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