Threat Database Adware Media Buzz

Media Buzz

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,947
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 4,262
First Seen: April 28, 2014
Last Seen: September 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Media Buzz is an unwanted browser extension, which may be used to perform numerous undesired activities on a PC. Media Buzz may act as a tracking cookie and gather personal information from a computer user, show repeated pop-up advertisements, cause browser diversions to unreliable websites that may be commercial and lead to undesired system notifications on all Web browsers installed on the computer. Media Buzz belongs to the category of potentially unwanted programs or adware. Media Buzz may compromise a Web browser and then show non-stop pop-up ads, in-text ads, underlined keywords, video ads, search ads and other sponsored notifications. If advertisements with the text 'Ads by Media Buzz', 'Powered by Media Buzz', 'Media Buzz Deals' and 'Brought to you by Media Buzz' are shown on the PC, and the Web browser gets unwillingly redirected to untrustworthy websites, this may indicate that the computer is affected by Media Buzz adware. Media Buzz may be distributed and enter the PC as an additional application bundled with free software.

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File System Details

Media Buzz may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. MediaBuzzV1mode2561.dll 5d7af00ef7d6b75075161ac84c2d9d94 5
2. MediaBuzzV1mode9016.dll a6a866b80247f62537dbe43401697907 4
3. MediaBuzzV1mode7406.dll c1901d9ab52c37fb6a0c8d1c059f0d5d 3

Registry Details

Media Buzz may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{dfee6828-f00b-42d5-8257-cf9d5072e9d1}

Directories

Media Buzz may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\MediaBuzzV1
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\MediaBuzzV1

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