Threat Database Adware My Current News XP Toolbar

My Current News XP Toolbar

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 13,229
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 749
First Seen: December 10, 2015
Last Seen: August 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The My Current News XP Toolbar is advertised as the perfect news outlet for Web surfers that do not want to miss important new reports and watch a live feed from hot spots around the globe. The My Current News XP Toolbar may provide Web surfers with quick links to FOX News, New York Times, MSNBC, CNN and Associated Press, but it is adware and may present news reports to you laced with promotional materials on banners and floating ad-boxes. Additionally, the My Current News XP adware may change your default search provider to Search.Mycurrentnewsxp.com and show pop-up windows loaded with video commercials. Browsing the Internet with the My Current News XP adware on your computer may become irritating and troublesome. Security researchers report that the My Current News XP adware is developed by Informer Technologies, Inc. that are behind other similar adware like My Coupons XP and My Maps XP. Computer systems that are infected with the My Current News XP adware may run slower and fail to load HD videos on YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion.

As stated before, the My Current News XP adware may present users with news on widgets placed under a wide banner featuring advertising content from sponsors. Web surfers might see thumbnails of news articles from reputable news networks on pop-ups by My Current News XP and be redirected to less-known online stores. The My Current News XP adware may be compatible with Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, and may use ActionScript and read the Meta tags of pages they load to generate personalized promotional materials. My Current News XP is available for download on Mycurrentnewsxp.com, and you should reconsider installing it. However, the My Current News XP Toolbar may arrive on your PC incorporated with a free program setup, or you may install it unknowingly. Computer users can take advantage of the capabilities of a renowned anti-malware suite to remove the My Current News XP adware safely.

File System Details

My Current News XP Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. C:\Users\\appdata\local\apps\2.0\rdjz7y3d.crp\72v36e2l.z11\mycu..wsxp_3fc9ac0b77bf2b60_0001.0000_94dcac8ca78e67f0
2. C:\Users\\appdata\Local\Apps\2.0\RDJZ7Y3D.CRP\72V36E2L.Z11\mycu..wsxp_3fc9ac0b77bf2b60_0001.0000_94dcac8ca78e67f0\Setup.exe /u "My Current News XP
3. Newtonsoft.Json.dll

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