RankRomp

By Domesticus in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 9
First Seen: December 18, 2013
Last Seen: September 19, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

RankRomp is adware that may display unwanted ads on the screen of the PC when the computer user is visiting online shopping and social networking websites. The pop-up ads displayed by RankRomp may offer PC users numerous coupons, discounts and deals. If the computer user clicks on the pop-up advertisements displayed by RankRomp, adware may forcibly divert him to suspicious websites. RankRomp may target and be installed on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome while the computer user is downloading free software. When installed on the PC, RankRomp may change browser settings and substitute the default homepage and search engine with a questionable website. When the computer user aims to look for anything on the Internet in any genuine search engine, the toolbar of RankRomp may be shown on the web browser that may display a variety of pop-up ads and sponsored links associated with the computer user's surfing routine. RankRomp may keep track of the computer user's browsing activity, and transmit gathered information to third-parties for targeted marketing purposes.

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Registry Details

RankRomp may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\RankRomp_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\RankRomp_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateRankRomp_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateRankRomp_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilRankRomp_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilRankRomp_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update RankRomp
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util RankRomp
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update RankRomp
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update RankRomp
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util RankRomp

Directories

RankRomp may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\RankRomp

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