DownloaderPlus

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 7
First Seen: September 26, 2015
Last Seen: November 4, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The DownloaderPlus application from SambaMedia S.L is promoted on DownloaderPlus.com as the most user-friendly download manager for Windows systems that can take care of HTTP, HTTPS, and torrent download tasks. Security researchers alert that the DownloaderPlus is supported by advertisements and exhibits behavior that is similar to LightningDownloader and Fdownloader. The DownloaderPlus application is perceived as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may annoy users with pop-up and pop-under windows as well as promotions and similar deals on Amazon and eBay. The developers of the DownloaderPlus application are behind the FusionPlayer adware, and you may have tracking cookies on your PC that are placed by DownloaderPlus. The DownloaderPlus application is deployed under the GNU General Public License and may arrive on your machine incorporated with a third-party program setup file. The DownloaderPlus application may edit your Windows Registry settings to fetch download tasks from Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The DownloaderPlus application may appear as a browser plug-in to facilitate its operations and manage your downloads. The DownloaderPlus application may show promotional materials from less-reputable online stores and redirect you to sponsored Internet resources. The DownloaderPlus application may be found in the ProgramFiles folder on your Windows drive and may not feature a valid digital signature. The DownloaderPlus application may not use the Internet connection at its fullest, and that may irritate some users. You can remove all components of the DownloaderPlus application by using a credible anti-spyware tool.

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Registry Details

DownloaderPlus may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\DownloaderPlus_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\DownloaderPlus_RASMANCS

Directories

DownloaderPlus may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\DownloaderPlus

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