Adware.melondrea
Posted: May 29, 2014
Threat Metric
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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.
Ranking: | 6,707 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 8,928 |
First Seen: | May 29, 2014 |
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Last Seen: | October 15, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adware.Melondrea is adware that, after installation on a computer system, may embed a browser extension, plug-in or add-on into major Web browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. Adware.Melondrea may produce and show disturbing pop-up ads with the text 'Melondrea Ads' or 'Powered by Melondrea' and messages on the PC. The Adware.Melondrea pop-up advertisements including deals, offers, and discount coupons may emerge on the computer if Adware.Melondrea finds out that the PC user is surfing online shopping websites. Therefore, some PC users may think that advertisements of Adware.Melondrea are components of the website they visit. If the PC user clicks on any of the pop-up advertisements and messages sent by Adware.Melondrea, he may get repeatedly diverted to sponsored websites. The main goal of Adware.Melondrea may be gain benefit from raised web traffic of the sponsored website and clicks on intrusive advertisements.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\updatemelondrea.exe
File name: updatemelondrea.exeSize: 317.72 KB (317728 bytes)
MD5: 374a4622f72619aee792c893afb71626
Detection count: 92
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\updatemelondrea.exe
File name: updatemelondrea.exeSize: 316.7 KB (316704 bytes)
MD5: c05da49489c64d1af02b034243605eec
Detection count: 72
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\bin\utilmelondrea.exe
File name: utilmelondrea.exeSize: 350.49 KB (350496 bytes)
MD5: 3fb11c6afdce14e1fe59b5d1f596402a
Detection count: 62
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\bin\melondrea.PurBrowse64.exe
File name: melondrea.PurBrowse64.exeSize: 287 KB (287008 bytes)
MD5: 52093e342a644afea934543e484b9e3d
Detection count: 61
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\updatemelondrea.exe
File name: updatemelondrea.exeSize: 348.44 KB (348448 bytes)
MD5: dbb62e22ba16b23b9cd1b8149dfedb0b
Detection count: 60
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\bin\melondrea.PurBrowse.exe
File name: melondrea.PurBrowse.exeSize: 239.39 KB (239392 bytes)
MD5: 9a92ff7dcc99e1f582e33541163e4420
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\melondrea.FirstRun.exe
File name: melondrea.FirstRun.exeSize: 1.12 MB (1122592 bytes)
MD5: a6829601647a970febc0d3700f5607fb
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\bin\utilmelondrea.exe
File name: utilmelondrea.exeSize: 317.72 KB (317728 bytes)
MD5: ab4993f52a5aa92b0a0a7c9ec40848f4
Detection count: 25
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\melondrea.FirstRun.exe
File name: melondrea.FirstRun.exeSize: 1.12 MB (1122592 bytes)
MD5: bbdf27e14038f6782aca87a602289136
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\bin\melondrea.PurBrowse64.exe
File name: melondrea.PurBrowse64.exeSize: 287 KB (287008 bytes)
MD5: 615369fb27cf560aebdcd199560f9a59
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\melondreabho.dll
File name: melondreabho.dllSize: 249.63 KB (249632 bytes)
MD5: 24d3b7a9ff48b2613fd75941d55d9d18
Detection count: 5
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\melondrea.FirstRun.exe
File name: melondrea.FirstRun.exeSize: 1.12 MB (1122592 bytes)
MD5: b823f91b0e498ac24aa9aa2191909412
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\melondrea.FirstRun.exe
File name: melondrea.FirstRun.exeSize: 1.1 MB (1108256 bytes)
MD5: 637d296a7589d7de3bc0bb69240efa91
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\melondreabho.dll
File name: melondreabho.dllSize: 249.63 KB (249632 bytes)
MD5: 9c153621e8d652439e7f0a296fb785fe
Detection count: 5
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\melondreauninstall.exe
File name: melondreauninstall.exeSize: 240.07 KB (240071 bytes)
MD5: 5797f3f957c6caa68fb36607cb2c8992
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\updatemelondrea.exe
File name: updatemelondrea.exeSize: 316.7 KB (316704 bytes)
MD5: 06fa22a89fe861e6df3bd8d262976332
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\updatemelondrea.exe
File name: updatemelondrea.exeSize: 316.7 KB (316704 bytes)
MD5: dd27d620615c8f38afe67914a87a2c9e
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea\melondreaUninstall.exe
File name: melondreaUninstall.exeSize: 240.07 KB (240079 bytes)
MD5: 6d572dfc6677e044c753809c2f8723a3
Detection count: 1
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea\melondreauninstall.exe
File name: melondreauninstall.exeSize: 240.03 KB (240031 bytes)
MD5: 56540b3fc93e99441d41034e651b84a2
Detection count: 1
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\melondrea
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2014
More files
Registry Modifications
CLSID{844daaf4-d158-49f0-a3c4-d6a343a0b8c0}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\melondreaSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{844daaf4-d158-49f0-a3c4-d6a343a0b8c0}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\melondrea_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\melondrea_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updatemelondrea_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updatemelondrea_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilmelondrea_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilmelondrea_RASMANCSSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{844daaf4-d158-49f0-a3c4-d6a343a0b8c0}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{844daaf4-d158-49f0-a3c4-d6a343a0b8c0}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\melondreaSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\melondrea_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\melondrea_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updatemelondrea_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updatemelondrea_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilmelondrea_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilmelondrea_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{844daaf4-d158-49f0-a3c4-d6a343a0b8c0}SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update melondreaSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util melondreaSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update melondreaSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Util melondreaSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Util melondreaSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Util melondreaSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update melondreaSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util melondreaSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update melondreaSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Util melondreaHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}melondrea
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