Spyware/Timesink

Alias: Timesink

Description: Spyware/Timesink is used by many Internet advertising networks and its primary objective is to collect personal data about the user. It also causes browser pop-ups and displays ads. Spyware/Timesink has no uninstall function, so if you want to get rid of it, you have to do it manually. The distributors of this program have formed strategic partnerships with many Internet advertising companies, so this spyware is very popular.

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/Timesink: 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:

Spyware/Timesink allows remote user connection.

Spyware/Timesink takes and sends out screenshots of user activity.

Spyware/Timesink displays commercial advertisements.

Spyware/Timesink hides from the user and stays resident in ba

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

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\flexactv.dll
c:\egames\blastthru\game\tsuninstaller.exe
%WINDOWS%\tsad.dll
c:\egames\blastthru\tsuninstaller.exe
%WINDOWS%\temp\ctinstall.exe
%WINDOWS%\vcpdll.dll

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

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\flexpak
%PROGRAM_FILES%\timesink
%PROGRAM_FILES%\egames\3d frog man demo

Registry Signatures:
HKU\.default\software\timesink
HKCR\flexactive.flexactive
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\flexpak
HKCU\software\timesink inc.
HKCR\interface\{572a659c-37c9-11d4-b552-00c04f797b69}
HKCR\interface\{1dc1fa5d-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKLM\software\timesink inc.
HKLM\software\conducent
HKCR\clsid\{1dc1fa5e-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKCR\typelib\{1dc1fa50-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKCR\flexactive.flexactive.1

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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Nuker/Under Attack 2.0
Hacker Tool/PWL Hack 4.10
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