Threat Database Adware Brass Search

Brass Search

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,671
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 278
First Seen: April 1, 2014
Last Seen: August 27, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Brass Search is adware that may display numerous unwanted pop-up ads on the computer system while the PC user is browsing online. Brass Search may integrate itself into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Web browsers. After installation on the PC, Brass Search may show random pop-up advertisements while the computer user is browsing mainly shopping-related websites and social networking websites, or other websites. If the computer user clicks on these pop-up ads, he may get continuously diverted to questionable websites that may be commercial. The main aim of Brass Search may be to possibly benefit from increased traffic of suspicious websites and ad clicks. Brass Search may circulate and enter the computer system bundled with other free software as an extra tool. Brass Search may gather information about the PC user's browsing habits and then send this data to the third-parties and use it for various targeted advertising intentions.

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Registry Details

Brass Search may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\brass search
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{461c9ca0-de4b-42d3-b2cc-4f0e89241b10}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateBrassSearch_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateBrassSearch_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilBrassSearch_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilBrassSearch_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\brass search
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateBrassSearch_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateBrassSearch_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilBrassSearch_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilBrassSearch_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update brass search
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util brass search
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update brass search
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Util brass search
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update brass search
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util brass search
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update brass search
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Util brass search

Directories

Brass Search may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\brass search
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\brass search
%Temp%\brass search

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