Adware.Getter Description

Adware.Getter is an adware infection that can be used to display bogus adverts and install malicious software. Adware.Getter can compromise personal information if it is able to install malware that opens up your system to outside attackers. Manual removal of Adware.Getter can be difficult to perform because it is able to load into memory at startup.

Type: Adware

How Can You Detect Adware.Getter?

Adware.Getter Technical Report

As new Adware.Getter details are reported by our customers and findings from our Threat Research Center, we will update this section.

The following Adware.Getter files with its MD5s were created in the system:

Adware.Getter has typically the following processes in memory:

• isaddon.dll
• iesplugin.dll

Adware.Getter creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{202a961f-23ae-42b1-9505-ffe3c818d717}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{192c5b4a-3efd-40c7-9f99-c472deb8efc0}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{479fd0cf-5be9-4c63-8cda-b6d371c67bd5}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{4734044c-7427-43d8-adbe-df942e52bef2}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{67982BB7-0F95-44C5-92DC-E3AF3DC19D6D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{ae18da4e-be15-4925-81bb-890c04af0200}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{d869742a-e5d2-4624-96c7-aae26170665e}

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