Downloader.Surf and Keep
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| Ranking: | 5,737 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 4,092 |
| First Seen: | October 2, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | September 15, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Surf and Keep is an adware infection that is often mistakenly referred to as a threat. Rather, Surf and Keep is better classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program. Surf and Keep makes unwanted changes to the affected computers' settings, often making them more vulnerable to other PUPs or even threats and that Surf and Keep causes numerous symptoms on affected computers. In most cases, Surf and Keep enters a computer after a careless installation of a freeware application. Common free programs that are often used to distribute PUPs like Surf and Keep include download managers, media players and file format converters. Surf and Keep may cause numerous disruptive advertisements to appear on the affected computer. A reliable security program that is fully up-to-date should be used to ensure that no traces of Surf and Keep remain on the affected computer after Surf and Keep is uninstalled.
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What is the Effect of Surf and Keep’s Presence on a Computer?
Surf and Keep is used to make money from advertising. Marketers may use Surf and Keep to generate revenue in a variety of ways that may include the following:
- Surf and Keep may be used to spy on your online activity, keeping tabs on your browsing habits and computer settings.
- Surf and Keep is used to deliver advertisements to affected Web browsers, resulting in direct advertisement revenue.
- Surf and Keep may cause Web browser redirects, increasing the traffic and page ranking of certain websites, which will cause higher advertisement revenue and sponsorships.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Downloader.Surf and Keep
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.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | K.X64.DLL.mal | a968629900781adf57bbee275e58889d | 16 |
Registry Details
Directories
Downloader.Surf and Keep may create the following directory or directories:
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\sourfa andd! kkeep |
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\surfe and keep |
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\surrf and okEep |
| %AllUsersProfile%\saurrf aand! kkeep |
| %AllUsersProfile%\siurf and keep |
| %AllUsersProfile%\suerf aNdd kkEep |
| %AllUsersProfile%\surf eandu keep |
| %AllUsersProfile%\surf! aand keep |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Suurf and keep |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\sourfa andd! kkeep |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\surfe and keep |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\surrf aand Keep |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Suurf and keep |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\sourfa andd! kkeep |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\surf and, kEep |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\surfe and keep |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\surff and keep |
| %ProgramFiles%\saurrf aand! kkeep |
| %ProgramFiles%\siurf and keep |
| %ProgramFiles%\suRf and keeep |
| %ProgramFiles%\suerf aNdd kkEep |
| %ProgramFiles%\surf and kkeEp |
| %ProgramFiles%\surf eandu keep |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\saurrf aand! kkeep |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\siurf and keep |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\suRf and keeep |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\suerf aNdd kkEep |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\surf and kkeEp |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\surf eandu keep |
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