Threat Database Adware Screenify Ads

Screenify Ads

By CagedTech in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 13,240
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 2,244
First Seen: April 7, 2016
Last Seen: September 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Screenify application may be promoted to users as a browser plug-in that can help them magnify images on the Web in full-screen and custom the image size. The Screenify application may claim to act like an online magnifying glass, and users with poor eyesight and need to preview images in a larger size may be interested in installing the Screenify application. You could encounter the Screenify app bundled with free software installers and on freeware platforms. However, the Screenify application is not a reliable alternative to the Microsoft Magnifier that is built into Windows because it is an adware that may turn off your browser protection and load corrupted advertising content. Security experts alert that the Screenify adware may temper with the Internet settings of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and disable the TLS and SSL encryption that is used to establish a protected connection to sites.

Moreover, the Screenify adware may install itself as a module to the Microsoft .NET Framework, which third-party programs use to load images, videos, text and raw data. That way, the Screenify adware can inject advertisements in the processes of other applications, and you may see banners and pop-up windows loaded with commercials while playing games and making a report on Microsoft Word. The Screenify adware may cause program crashes and slow down your PC. Security analysts note that Screenify adware may be resistant to manual removal by creating Registry keys that hide its files and prevent the user from killing the screenify.exe process via the Windows Task Manager. The Screenify adware is similar to WikiTime and Serpens and may edit the DNS configuration of the infected computer to reroute the victim's Web traffic to the servers of advertisers. Computer users that wish to keep their Internet habits private and shop securely would need to remove the Screenify adware with the help of a trusted anti-spyware tool.

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Registry Details

Screenify Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
Screenify.lnk
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Screenify-installer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Screenify-installer_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\ProntSpooler
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\ProntSpooler
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\ProntSpooler
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\ProntSpooler
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\ProntSpooler
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ProntSpooler

Directories

Screenify Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Screenify
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Screenify

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