Adware.MediaBack
Posted: May 20, 2009
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 12 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adware.MediaBack is an adware parasite that seldom displays popup messages and advertisements for a dangerous application. Adware.MediaBack loads with Internet Explorer as a browser helper object which could hijack online activities. Adware.MediaBack may initiate a download of malicious files or unwanted programs if the generated ads are clicked on. Adware.MediaBack may be difficult to manually detect and remove from your system without causing damage to system files needed for basic computer functions. It is suggested that you use a spyware removal tool to safely eliminate any threats from the Adware.MediaBack parasite.
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Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:root.dll
File name: root.dllSize: 41.98 KB (41984 bytes)
MD5: e4692da51707a044f7e16f206eef24ee
Detection count: 62
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%WINDIR%\system32\javamcore.dll
File name: javamcore.dllSize: 126.97 KB (126976 bytes)
MD5: bffb7104942c3ed69777355d6197dd75
Detection count: 12
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %WINDIR%\system32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 7, 2010
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