Threat Database Adware Higher Aurum

Higher Aurum

By LoneStar in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,621
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,754
First Seen: October 28, 2013
Last Seen: September 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Higher Aurum is an adware that may deliver pop-up advertisements and advertising banners on shopping related and social networking websites that are visited by web users. The pop-up advertisements of Higher Aurum may be illustrated as boxes, which incorporate various coupons that are available or as underlined keywords, which when clicked may illustrate a pop-up advert that claims to allegedly come to the Internet user by Higher Aurum. Higher Aurum may insert an unwanted browser extension, add-on or plug-in for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome when computer users install other shareware and freeware applications, such as PDF creators, download-managers or video recording/streaming, that might had packaged into their installation Higher Aurum. When PC users install these shareware and freeware applications, they may also install Higher Aurum. While being installed, whenever the computer user will visit shopping related or social networking websites, Higher Aurum may display a 'See Similar' button on the images of the products, which when clicked may show pop-up adverts by Higher Aurum. Higher Aurum may also deliver advertising banners on the websites that web users are visiting, and as they surf the Internet, it may show offers, coupons and deals available on a variety of websites.

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File System Details

Higher Aurum may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. utilHigherAurum.exe bcf878be168786ad30f479ad159369e1 151
2. updateHigherAurum.exe 6e763e43fe19cb7c75e74d02ff73192b 127
3. utilHigherAurum.exe a872b28f6188e2661c310fd180cedda3 125
4. utilHigherAurum.exe 47c3fdd15874db58924a9cc80cfae5f9 109
5. utilHigherAurum.exe 9ff2b4c2c54ad8cff8cfcdefc2d184c6 87
6. utilHigherAurum.exe 1de95e0b1c7fa7507d9b5569c43c22af 70
7. HigherAurumuninstall.exe f0f6b2e719b8f7508b3f2080a4d1993d 4
8. HigherAurumuninstall.exe a7889b0d19a896158c85ace3cff6ad70 2
9. HigherAurum.FirstRun.exe bfa01701254364458df030bc3e8baaf2 1

Registry Details

Higher Aurum may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{908cff42-5519-4914-87c4-40900cead346}
{BCFAB354-64A6-400D-AD1C-8A0F473DFAD2}
Software\Higher Aurum
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{908CFF42-5519-4914-87C4-40900CEAD346}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\higher-aurum.co
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHigherAurum_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHigherAurum_RASMANCS
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{908CFF42-5519-4914-87C4-40900CEAD346}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{908CFF42-5519-4914-87C4-40900CEAD346}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Higher Aurum
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHigherAurum_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHigherAurum_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{908cff42-5519-4914-87c4-40900cead346}
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update Higher Aurum
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Higher Aurum
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update Higher Aurum
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Higher Aurum
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update Higher Aurum
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Higher Aurum

Directories

Higher Aurum may create the following directory or directories:

%ProgramFiles%\Higher Aurum
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Higher Aurum

URLs

Higher Aurum may call the following URLs:

Higher Aurum

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