Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller

By Domesticus in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	4,592
Threat Level:	10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers:	57,472

First Seen:	January 6, 2014
Last Seen:	March 2, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller is adware that may show unwanted pop-up ads and messages whenever the computer user is visiting well-known social networking or online shopping websites. This may indicate that a Web browser is affected by adware, specifically, Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller. Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may circulate and enter the PC through bundled freeware that may hide itself as a beneficial application that PC users can download from unreliable websites on the Internet. Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may collect the computer user's browsing details and track Internet surfing activities. Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may then send and use this data for targeted marketing intentions. Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may also result in unwanted browser redirects to unknown websites that were designed to possibly raise website traffic and benefit from ad clicks.

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Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software	Detection
Fortinet	Riskware/GigaClicks
Panda	Trj/Agent.JKG
McAfee-GW-Edition	Generic.dx!32B472E08F12
Avast	Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Panda	Generic Malware
Ikarus	Trojan.Rogue
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Tgenic
AntiVir	TR/Rogue.10187427
McAfee	Artemis!FE3F1D1E24C2
Ikarus	Trojan.SuspectCRC
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.mh
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee	RDN/Generic.hra!bt

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File System Details

Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	Controller.exe	18693a811dec541a1a552c0a698ff952	2,752
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 18693a811dec541a1a552c0a698ff952 Size: 557.56 KB (557568 bytes) Detections: 2,752 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
2.	Controller.exe	8d04a303539c7ec811a8497539b71293	2,700
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 8d04a303539c7ec811a8497539b71293 Size: 556.54 KB (556544 bytes) Detections: 2,700 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GCC\Controller.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 4, 2022
3.	Controller.exe	5cb3a94990f6c9a139eb83c59df4f9af	1,524
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 5cb3a94990f6c9a139eb83c59df4f9af Size: 537.6 KB (537600 bytes) Detections: 1,524 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
4.	Controller.exe	7efe2d851249723ac6af06210700a997	539
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 7efe2d851249723ac6af06210700a997 Size: 454.65 KB (454656 bytes) Detections: 539 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 5, 2014
5.	Controller.exe	91553e15ac613c69e08a6588f89ef842	260
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 91553e15ac613c69e08a6588f89ef842 Size: 539.64 KB (539648 bytes) Detections: 260 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
6.	Controller.exe	ab9ca3e7f7b0aa0c5a53ff65a24e7627	234
Name: Controller.exe MD5: ab9ca3e7f7b0aa0c5a53ff65a24e7627 Size: 443.39 KB (443392 bytes) Detections: 234 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
7.	Controller.exe	0f71a7c02d6ac02525e3ffa34880231d	204
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 0f71a7c02d6ac02525e3ffa34880231d Size: 448 KB (448000 bytes) Detections: 204 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
8.	GccProfiler.exe.vir	c867c303e281d7a3d3a33eb0a1fad6e9	103
Name: GccProfiler.exe.vir MD5: c867c303e281d7a3d3a33eb0a1fad6e9 Size: 218.43 KB (218431 bytes) Detections: 103 Path: E:\Users\<username>\ritul\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GCC\GccProfiler.exe.vir Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 11, 2022
9.	IdleCrawler.exe	36f983271772594204d7a2880e069e68	69
Name: IdleCrawler.exe MD5: 36f983271772594204d7a2880e069e68 Size: 416.76 KB (416768 bytes) Detections: 69 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\IdleCrawler Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 2, 2014
10.	jinhoodn.dll	c188603b45376d59a700834d5cdbeb65	51
Name: jinhoodn.dll MD5: c188603b45376d59a700834d5cdbeb65 Size: 450.04 KB (450048 bytes) Detections: 51 Type: Dynamic link library Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GC\Apps Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 26, 2016
11.	Controller.exe	72538f816aa07d0e5b1d4e5aca5da6c1	31
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 72538f816aa07d0e5b1d4e5aca5da6c1 Size: 452.6 KB (452608 bytes) Detections: 31 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
12.	Controller.exe	e99864c8ee446410c36159dbdfccb1f5	16
Name: Controller.exe MD5: e99864c8ee446410c36159dbdfccb1f5 Size: 527.87 KB (527872 bytes) Detections: 16 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
13.	GccProfiler.exe	7a28d4712466ed20522210a3ab4aba5f	13
Name: GccProfiler.exe MD5: 7a28d4712466ed20522210a3ab4aba5f Size: 218.84 KB (218845 bytes) Detections: 13 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 5, 2020
14.	Controller.exe	f6ea29f3729d3d0d7e8a82d045723980	10
Name: Controller.exe MD5: f6ea29f3729d3d0d7e8a82d045723980 Size: 461.82 KB (461824 bytes) Detections: 10 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 5, 2014
15.	uninstall.exe	5da18ca5be500d06b022af3b9d4f1107	7
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 5da18ca5be500d06b022af3b9d4f1107 Size: 47.81 KB (47817 bytes) Detections: 7 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GCC\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 19, 2023
16.	IdleProfile.exe	25b9e807685af48c4fbca8133468a85c	5
Name: IdleProfile.exe MD5: 25b9e807685af48c4fbca8133468a85c Size: 372.53 KB (372538 bytes) Detections: 5 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\IdleCrawler Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 2, 2014
17.	Controller.exe	fd846abd070b7abd26f30fef1dc4c3ac	4
Name: Controller.exe MD5: fd846abd070b7abd26f30fef1dc4c3ac Size: 557.56 KB (557568 bytes) Detections: 4 Type: Executable File Path: %SystemDrive%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
18.	HyperProfile.exe	b0ec3bbf19b7dc30821bfc1856fcc7bb	3
Name: HyperProfile.exe MD5: b0ec3bbf19b7dc30821bfc1856fcc7bb Size: 191.42 KB (191428 bytes) Detections: 3 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Hyper Browser\HyperProfile.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 14, 2020
19.	Controller.exe	74629d8ab07cc48dc154dd393c94b911	2
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 74629d8ab07cc48dc154dd393c94b911 Size: 518.65 KB (518656 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
20.	Controller.exe	5fd0571c3e0cbf77d8432b892d023792	2
Name: Controller.exe MD5: 5fd0571c3e0cbf77d8432b892d023792 Size: 556.54 KB (556544 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
21.	HyperProfile.exe	d424b040428d2df2d4b66e0e655cbee3	2
Name: HyperProfile.exe MD5: d424b040428d2df2d4b66e0e655cbee3 Size: 201.41 KB (201417 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hyper Browser Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 2, 2014
22.	GccProfiler.exe	adb7b4ba386e52e58be48fb1897830fa	1
Name: GccProfiler.exe MD5: adb7b4ba386e52e58be48fb1897830fa Size: 217.75 KB (217752 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
23.	GccProfiler.exe	64a7ab44b3773e8106129f6f9429f098	1
Name: GccProfiler.exe MD5: 64a7ab44b3773e8106129f6f9429f098 Size: 218.44 KB (218444 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 4, 2014
24.	IdleProfile.exe	9027b509955dbeef8079d233c72cd22d	1
Name: IdleProfile.exe MD5: 9027b509955dbeef8079d233c72cd22d Size: 225.77 KB (225776 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\IdleCrawler Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 2, 2014

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Registry Details

Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

Regexp file mask

%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\GC_Informer

%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\GC_Scheduler

%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\UP_Scheduler

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

Software\GigaClicks

Software\GigaClicks Crawler

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\GC_Informer

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\GC_Scheduler

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\UP_Scheduler

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GigaClicks

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GigaClicks Crawler

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}

GigaClicks Crawler

Directories

Adware.GigaClicks/Webstroller may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\GC

%LOCALAPPDATA%\GCC

%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jmiibbdogibcphdfkkmlimfffneaecbc

%TEMP%\GC

%TEMP%\GCC

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\GCC

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