Newzio
Threat Scorecard
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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,741 |
| First Seen: | December 10, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Newzio is a Potentially Unwanted Program. Although Newzio is marketed as a useful Web browser extension, Newzio creates income by exposing computer users to unsafe marketing content and a large quantity of irritating advertisements. Newzio is typically distributed by bundling Newzio with free software downloads. However, PC users themselves may download Newzio or Newzio may be delivered using typical threat distribution techniques such as the use of attack websites or social engineering tactics. It is important to note that any supposed benefits claimed by the developers of Newzio are far outweighed by the many unwanted symptoms that Newzio causes on a computer. It is of a great significance to remember that the main purpose of Newzio is to make money from advertising by taking advantage of inexperienced computer users. In the process of profiting from advertising, Newzio may cause a large number of problems on affected computers. Because of this, malware analysts strongly advise the immediate removal of Newzio with an updated security program.
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Typical Problems Linked to Newzio and Similar PUPs
Malware analysts have received reports of numerous symptoms associated with Newzio. The following list contains a few of the many problems that have been linked to Newzio and to similar PUP infections:
- Newzio may make unwanted changes to the target's Web browser settings. Newzio alters its homepage and default search engine, ensuring that when the affected computer user opens the infected Web browser it may display sponsored content that generates marketing revenue.
- Newzio has browser hijacking components that appropriate the PC user's Web browser and lead it to certain websites repeatedly. This is done to generate advertisement revenue and increase these websites' traffic.
- Newzio displays numerous types of advertisements and marketing material on the affected Web browser. The numerous pop-up advertisements and in-text marketing links associated with Newzio may seriously interfere with victims' online activity.
- Newzio may cause system performance issues on the affected computer. Newzio may cause the affected computer to slow down and crash or freeze frequently.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Newzio
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. | Uninstall.exe | c44806bd2bb5219339286623072f9242 | 386 |
| 2. | Newzio 1.4-bho64.dll | b8dad3b689029a3b1da231ad82c44e83 | 261 |
| 3. | Newzio 1.3-codedownloader.exe | 36c226b30ca33ebc3a41e1f66d1a85e6 | 203 |
| 4. | Newzio 1.3-enabler.exe | 71c0c7ab6e74a66801ec6d110de8a038 | 196 |
| 5. | Newzio 1.3-updater.exe | 471cc0a31438b07b4df4c60a2dc98071 | 192 |
| 6. | Newzio 1.3-bho64.dll | 1843643e02e3ffe50f8f3dcd79f54f9c | 185 |
| 7. | Newzio 1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe | b8957f75a4363f4df7ff7e29fca2570b | 159 |
| 8. | Newzio 1.4-bho64.dll | 0464ad52aa2f14534af679f2616dcce8 | 129 |
| 9. | Uninstall.exe | 2a372a8e73f4599380b1f4ea1d5460d6 | 6 |
| 10. | newzio 1.3-bg.exe | 80399b418a05939a95c09020d3edde2a | 6 |
| 11. | Newzio 1.4-updater.exe | a32bece2e745da7d3fc74c6214041cb4 | 5 |
| 12. | Uninstall.exe | 9fd1c516441bf07c0f327244fa810c6c | 3 |
| 13. | Newzio 1.3-bho.dll | c7c3b5c40c2c25ef0a735d1fbb322a3f | 2 |
| 14. | Uninstall.exe | 8cff4b29bee4ab1a56cb58b9a472cece | 2 |
| 15. | Newzio 1.4-enabler.exe | b8362b5269dd56d0481f38304f0a609b | 2 |
| 16. | Newzio 1.4-bho64.dll | c89db360dec26d3f53c205be745b51ab | 1 |
Directories
Newzio may create the following directory or directories:
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jbogkepflpddaihhohicpncmfhaeapln |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Newzio 1.3 |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Newzio 1.4 |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Newzio 1.3 |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Newzio 1.4 |
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