Edu App Ads

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 14,541
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 841
First Seen: March 30, 2015
Last Seen: August 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Edu App is classified by security researchers as adware because it presents users with numerous ads such as banners, pop-ups, contextual and transitional commercials. Edu App is deployed embedded with free software installers as a way to be automatically installed on many computers because most users prefer the 'Express' or 'Typical' option. The Edu App adware is known to have versions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that allow it to perform its operations across several browsers. Also, the Edu App adware can collect information like your IP address and preferred websites that can be analyzed by advertisers and push tailor-suited ads in your web browser. The Edu App adware is used by its developers to monetize your clicks on ads while you browse the web. Additionally, the Edu App adware can place its files in the temp folder of Windows and insert a registry key to boot-up with your OS. You should note that the Edu App adware may not appear in 'Control Panel' under 'Programs and Features' and prove harder to remove manually. However, you can choose to install a trustworthy anti-spyware application that can eradicate the Edu App adware from your PC.

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Registry Details

Edu App Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{528AF29B-C90F-4947-8CFE-2A955794376E}
{A3F3E737-E3FF-4BE2-8909-6521EFF7C705}
{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}
Software\Edu App
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{CF07D83B-D1B0-4642-B955-E7EB9B9CF5B3}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Edu App
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{cf07d83b-d1b0-4642-b955-e7eb9b9cf5b3}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}

Directories

Edu App Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Edu App
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Edu App
%TEMP%\Edu App

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