Gamevance

Alias: Gamevance.com, Adware.Gamevance

Description: Gamevance is an adware that you need to install on your computer in order to play games at the gamevance.com website. It collects information about your surfing habits and displays pop-up advertisements. From the publisher's site: "Gamevance offers games available on the Internet free of charge at the Site in exchange for your agreement to install Gamevance Software, which will display pop-up, pop-under and other types of advertisements on your computer based on the information we collect..."

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.

Bho - A Browser Helper Object (BHO) is a software application that runs automatically whenever you start Internet Explorer. Browser Helper Objects are typically installed by other programs such as toolbar accessories and can track internet usage, create popup windows, display additional information on a viewed page and collect information that is transmitted by you over the internet. Malicious software that exploits this technology can replace banner advertisements with other ads, monitor your actions, change your home page, etc.

Toolbar - A Toolbar is a group of buttons that performs different tasks. Unwanted toolbars are usually installed by adware programs that try to send users to their paying advertisers.

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 Gamevance: 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:

Displaying of pop-up and pop-under windows with advertisemens.

Gamevance 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 Gamevance, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
%Program Files%\Gamevance\gamevance32.exe

File Signatures:
N/A

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
%Program Files%Gamevance\gamevancelib32.dll
%Program Files%Gamevance\gvcfglib.dll
%Program Files%Gamevance\gvhlp.dll
%Program Files%Gamevance\gvpop.dll
%Program Files%Gamevance\gvtl.dll
%Program Files%Gamevance\gvutil.dll
%Program Files%Gamevance\gvwslib.dll

Internet Explorer Integration: Yes

Folder Signatures:
%Program Files%Gamevance\

Registry Signatures:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1d22e9e4-f771-4b8d-aa68-ba04e8980e07}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{7370f91f-6994-4595-9949-601fa2261c8d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{7370f91f-6994-4595-9949-601fa2261c8d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Gamevance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Gamevance

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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