Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia
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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,432 |
| First Seen: | December 15, 2011 |
| Last Seen: | December 14, 2021 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia is a malicious adware program that shows pop-up advertisements on the compromised PC's screen while you surf the Internet. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia is not browser-specific and different types of web browsers can be hijacked by this PC infection. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia comes bundled with screensavers, so, at first, it might seem to be a genuine program. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia installs itself without the computer user knowing about it. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia actually has an installation wizard that the PC user has to go through. Your PC will most likely get corrupted by Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia if you download screensavers from sexy-screen-saver.com. Once Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia is installed, it adds a RUN key into the registry so that it can run automatically each time you boot up your Windows. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia is able to monitor the affected computer user's Internet surfing activities and then bombards his/her desktop with pop-up advertisements. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia is also able to monitor all the website addresses that you type in the web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, Chrome and Firefox. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia connects to a remote server and forwards the data which includes visited websites, personal identification information like your logins and passwords, PC user IDs, operating system information and adware details. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia periodically updates itself as it connects to sanctionedmedia.com. Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia checks for updates every hour. Remove Adware:MSIL/SanctionedMedia as soon as possible.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic4.CHVO |
| Fortinet | Adware/SanctionedMedia |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-Adware/Sancmed.36352 |
| Antiy-AVL | AdWare/MSIL.Sancmed.gen |
| AntiVir | Adware/SanctionedMedia.A.11 |
| BitDefender | Adware.Generic.202384 |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.Sancmed.l |
| NOD32 | MSIL/Adware.SanctionedMedia.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!D72F3B75C1C8 |
| AntiVir | Adware/SanctionedMedia.A.110 |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| McAfee | Generic PUP.x!bqh |
| Panda | Suspicious file |
| AVG | Generic4.BTUP |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus.Adware.SanctioneMedia |
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File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VerCheck.exe | 4ac2afd571f1abbe0fe0c71603486e34 | 686 |
| 2. | WinCheck.exe | 0880e2a521ecaa83688db2db2326b891 | 134 |
| 3. | Smad.exe | eeca2754ad34a6296a1f2f141ceb4b8a | 46 |
| 4. | QuickCet.exe | bba75b59cdf65bc7c9c022d8b78274f9 | 45 |
| 5. | Smad.exe | d72f3b75c1c8b65c7191f74dfb362548 | 28 |
| 6. | WinCheck.exe | ca1a075db56b0d7931f99e1826ee246e | 20 |
| 7. | Smad.exe | 23e51b18758e7d4aec94684f93e866c2 | 12 |
| 8. | Smad.exe | 87d71d47567d57f8bfc59936ad03b54e | 7 |
| 9. | WinCheck.exe | 5701b19c9b7029863e628c4aaa485502 | 3 |
| 10. | budent.exe | ||
| 11. | up.exe | ||
| 12. | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ SanctionedMedia\ Smad\ Smad.exe |
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