Spyware/Media Tickets

Alias: Media Tickets

Description: AproposMedia is the advert-showing part of the 'PeopleOnPage' program, an Internet Explorer sidebar which claims to show a list of other users of the current site. Apropos Ad Display Apropos Ads will only be displayed on a computer's screen or storage media if the user has downloaded Apropos Software.. Many Apropos Ads are displayed on your screen on behalf of advertisers who may be competitors with the company whose Web pages the Apropos user may be viewing or may have recently viewed. Apropos Ads may be displayed in a variety of formats including: -- Pop-Up or Pop-Under Windows which will appear as windows on top of or beneath other windows on the computer screen. -- Sliding Skyscraper Windows which will appear as sliding images displayed over POP! content.

Threat type:

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 Spyware/Media Tickets: 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:

Spyware/Media Tickets 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 Spyware/Media Tickets, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%PROFILE%\application data\atta.exe
%DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\cueu.exe
%WINDOWS%\system32\wtssu.exe
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\mediaticketsinstaller.ocx

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

Folder Signatures:
N/A

Registry Signatures:
HKCR\interface\{3517fb25-305d-4012-b531-186e3851e7ed}
HKCR\clsid\{39da2444-065f-47cb-b27c-ccb1a39c06b7}
HKCR\typelib\{5530d356-0063-41b9-b20d-e9d799e8d907}
HKCR\interface\{4781daa6-4de5-47a1-b02a-945f0d017a9e}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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