Adware.Zwunzi

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 3,939
First Seen: November 30, 2010
Last Seen: April 22, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Adware.Zwunzi is an advertising program that specifically installs itself as a Browser Search Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox as well as Internet Explorer. Adware.Zwunzi is a potentially unwanted program that can penetrate a system without a user's permission or knowledge. Adware.Zwunzi may monitor a user's browsing habits and send the information to a remote server. The gathered information can be used to determine which adverts to send a user according to his/her surfing habits.

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-PKR.G
AntiVir Adware/Zwunzi3.A.399
Comodo ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.Agent.~df
BitDefender Gen:Heur.Adware.Zwangi.1
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.ehs
ClamAV Adware.Zwangi-53
Avast Win32:Zwangi-V [PUP]
DrWeb Adware.Searcher.2003
BitDefender Application.Generic.365570
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.goy
BitDefender Application.Generic.363156
Fortinet W32/Dx.ZQU!tr
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen2.37520
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.gel
McAfee Generic.dx!zqu

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Adware.Zwunzi

File System Details

Adware.Zwunzi may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. questbrowse199.exe d10928002b363d6639a06107c3a626e8 11
2. questscan.exe 51696294081b799f770954725e3b3479 8
3. questbrowse199.exe fe73f7ec67e639ce52eb4d34d1f30d04 5
4. findxplorer.dll b4f55dde8902684fd543a49d387b3b85 4
5. questbrowse151.exe 06c75ea3375a40a66655b29c2698437d 4
6. basicscan114.exe db7d11f9378803dce4a41a6094142835 4
7. scanbasic.exe 278c0dc2ea7f196b9723148517746fbb 3
8. questbrwsearch.dll be616a6a97d0b686d55730ad9b32716e 3
9. basicscan.exe a152ef19375917c37a30a102379c3caf 3
10. questbrowse131.exe d8c0bfde5b683677f9515e322c414d5d 3
11. questresult.exe 2ceb817f0b0989dbd650c3f17be7a8aa 2
12. questbrwsearch.dll d9a8f614f11e4e67685798c1cf76cfe0 2
13. questscan147.exe 1d3e64c9e052d6660411a8fb3ea309bd 2
14. questscan133.exe 83f4dcb8f98ce48272fc1c0b7dc328d6 2
15. queryexplorer.dll d25bdc8cc6fd5cf9eebec894d53eca47 2
16. resultbar137.exe 97c67baec85147e70ddee7964f54e6b0 2
17. questbrowse175.exe 3cc01b8de7fdc125368c333f9e81fad1 2
18. questbrwsearch.dll fc0c98864612b8f88f8c99a7b46a784c 1
19. browserquest.dll 86e3e220c069008411121fb18e77b343 1
20. bardiscover.dll eb374c431da7d34b2134cb0f3ebcffde 1
21. questbrwsearch.dll 1c492eff7ce1de4e70266faaec539be1 1
22. questbrwsearch.dll c50ba04061c90eea5a3fccc4901c3ddd 1
23. questscan.dll 26ccec4e09ffb948a435d82d34639c3f 1
24. questresult.dll ee13d8a89c3bf6a65137dee68d30cce3 1
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2 Comments

this adaware can be found in some install-files of "sound recorder for free", luckily installing itself probably at the very first start of that program, it can be easily removed via system restoring option in windows.

lester lapointe Reply

trying to get adware zwurzi off my computer

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