Assist Point Ads

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 10,271
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,935
First Seen: March 27, 2015
Last Seen: August 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Assist Point is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by security experts. Assist Point usually spreads and enters a PC bundled with other freeware. After installation, Assist Point may offer various deals and discounts on products shopped for over the Internet. The different deals offered through the Assist Point advertisements may lead you to other pages that your Web browser automatically redirects you to if the Assist Point advertisements are clicked on. Some of those sites may be filled with additional coupon deals or offers. Assist Point may also reduce the performance of your machine, making it cumbersome or difficult to view some Web pages at full speed. The various pop-ups or banners of Assist Point may be displayed at random while surfing the Internet, potentially interrupting your browsing. Removal of Assist Point may require the detection and removal of all of its plugins or add-on components including any within your Web browser application.

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Registry Details

Assist Point Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{2D64773F-8D12-4BF2-A7F5-F53ABB01A16E}
{BB5E54C8-80C0-4679-8962-04D1712A9B40}
{dc727a8c-7582-483c-a1c2-2b885f099bb5}
SOFTWARE\AssistPoint
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{52929675-3CC8-4AF2-9A4D-DF37B3B93A51}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\assistpoint-a.akamaihd.net
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{dc727a8c-7582-483c-a1c2-2b885f099bb5}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AssistPoint
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{52929675-3cc8-4af2-9a4d-df37b3b93a51}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{dc727a8c-7582-483c-a1c2-2b885f099bb5}
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Service Mgr AssistPoint
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Mgr AssistPoint
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Service Mgr AssistPoint
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Mgr AssistPoint
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Service Mgr AssistPoint
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Mgr AssistPoint

Directories

Assist Point Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Assist Point
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Assist Point
%temp%\Assist Point

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