Threat Database Adware Surftastic

Surftastic

By Domesticus in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 7,401
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 3,582
First Seen: January 31, 2014
Last Seen: September 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Surftastic is adware that may insert an unwanted plug-in, add-on or browser extension that may display a variety of annoying pop-up ads and messages that may encompass numerous discount coupons, sales, offers and other deals while the computer user is surfing the Internet. Surftastic may be installed onto the major Web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Surftastic may urge PC users to click on disturbing pop-up advertisements. Surftastic may strive to raise traffic of a suspicious website that may commercial and make a profit from relevant web-links. Surftastic may continuously redirect PC users to unidentified websites and interfere with the computer user's browsing on the Internet with non-stop pop-up advertisements and messages.

Aliases

5 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Fortinet Riskware/BrowseFox
Ikarus Trojan.SuspectCRC
DrWeb Trojan.BPlug.35
Symantec Yontoo.C
McAfee Artemis!785934738B28

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File System Details

Surftastic may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. Surftastic.FirstRun.exe 2dbccbf832285eee1f0df86a0a7f03f5 36
2. Surftasticuninstall.exe 4ec3f4a5c5975ab5ee9c2dd79f172eef 1
3. utilSurftastic.exe fd49020840466fb78863a4c7f8709872 1
4. updateSurftastic.exe 6368524288f0167a86ed7a61bb70af8d 1

Registry Details

Surftastic may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{07EEEF8A-080A-4478-94B6-778245D7A04F}
{4FC7379F-F682-45F9-BA08-1986B5F938FF}
{7964af97-b3d4-4b63-b2d2-185a180f2b28}
{861E67AE-B5A7-4EC6-9B02-54AA7825F2DC}
{A426A0BB-B14B-484C-8723-A631FDE2300D}
{c6673938-a52b-4dc6-af05-783e7e2c8b65}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{7964AF97-B3D4-4B63-B2D2-185A180F2B28}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{C6673938-A52B-4DC6-AF05-783E7E2C8B65}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Surftastic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Surftastic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateSurftastic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateSurftastic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilSurftastic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilSurftastic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{7964af97-b3d4-4b63-b2d2-185a180f2b28}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{c6673938-a52b-4dc6-af05-783e7e2c8b65}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{C6673938-A52B-4DC6-AF05-783E7E2C8B65}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{7964AF97-B3D4-4B63-B2D2-185A180F2B28}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{C6673938-A52B-4DC6-AF05-783E7E2C8B65}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{c6673938-a52b-4dc6-af05-783e7e2c8b65}
SOFTWARE\Surftastic
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Surftastic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Surftastic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateSurftastic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateSurftastic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilSurftastic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilSurftastic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{c6673938-a52b-4dc6-af05-783e7e2c8b65}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Surftastic
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update Surftastic
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util Surftastic
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Surftastic
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Util Surftastic
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Util Surftastic
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Util Surftastic
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update Surftastic
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Surftastic
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Util Surftastic

Directories

Surftastic may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Surftastic
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Surftastic

URLs

Surftastic may call the following URLs:

Surftastic

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