Threat Database Adware Web Shield

Web Shield

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 4,766
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 9,935
First Seen: March 31, 2014
Last Seen: September 5, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Web Shield is an ad-supported application which may show disturbing ads in the form of inserted banner ads, pop-ups and context hyperlinks in the PC user's Web browser. Therefore, Web Shield may be categorized adware. Web Shield may also substitute the default homepage, search service or a new tab page with Webshieldonline.com. The authors of Web Shield may declare that Web Shield may be supported by advertising, which may incorporate display advertisements in the form of banner advertisements, in-text advertisements, interstitial advertisements, or other types of advertisements. PC users may see random or related advertisements when using their Web browsers or other tools. Web Shield may use a variety of partners to distribute and show the most related and highest quality advertisements possible, and strive not to display advertisements that may be pornographic, advertise violence or the use of firearms or incorporates obscene language.

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File System Details

Web Shield may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. WebShieldService.exe c9ff0520f0424e66076cfe566c30b5c6 1,886
2. WebShield.exe_back 9510522f0cc228dae9f112fb7382954f 1,289
3. WebShield.exe_back 1f035199b9e6c382916d3c594c8fe18b 750
4. WebShieldService.exe e1a777a98ac35fc3045053624d2dd784 354
5. WebShieldService.exe f488bfa972875d1618149e34f755a3d7 259
6. WebShieldService.exe 38d8fddc11005f8b54315830a7c0f630 174
7. WebShieldService.exe 6fa050cd1203c51df55208d4673dfd2c 108
8. WebShield.exe 0c05bc8b64ea23692c52ac6f45cb733e 83
9. uninstall.exe f6b479e847e231c6e2f595e59e6907d7 79
10. uninstall.exe ef70d5fedf8525fe488b2d8de1305ea0 73
11. WebShieldService.exe a7dd274aa8655468489f87568d77a3e4 62
12. WebShieldService.exe 5aa0f3faa5dc6795d3633e487b8b71a6 53
13. WebShieldService.exe 868f27094daa85433e049f18ea3de1f6 52
14. WebShield.exe 814077cb0bbd97e820bdea8ad73673af 50
15. WebShieldService.exe 0bb53b649ebc3b67b07ccb09ea3183d6 45
16. WebShield.exe c2dd2ac48d68da3244473486f8b61185 45
17. uninstall.exe f27e532f55c6f621bc036d9a2afe72fc 43
18. uninstall.exe 44c78306bdff5dc7d057d78840bab8d2 41
19. WebShieldService.exe 23331e783f376c9157d7a127f79c8217 40
20. WebShieldService.exe a7b7619ff89694272ea000257ac01237 39
21. Uninstall.exe 846d054ddddc993b650483850b9f6fca 39
22. WebShieldService.exe fef1d71c5c3610702ea3a78480948e8f 37
23. WebShieldService.exe 7ef65b0de792eae0cc18ccbd1ecbf15f 26
24. WebShieldService.exe 221f6f4c3b7151ca3a3445b4b9feca9f 26
25. WebShield.exe 69977cbb57e192bd4d8424c70d7d2ac2 18
26. WebShieldService.exe 39efd6eac9c7947c3f0ffef76d9f5c42 14
27. uninstall.exe a19adb0ab0659cc31e43f00f47a79730 13
28. uninstall.exe c2a1daee8e7d0c29e6f53d6f045971e8 10
29. WebShield.exe 94872e7a2ed107e2d6d5ea628909ba0c 10
30. C:\ProgramData\webshield\WebShield.exe 2fcf4ba4694683fef76df378191c70a2
31. C:\ProgramData\webshield\WebShieldService.exe
32. C:\ProgramData\webshield\WebShield.exe
33. C:\ProgramData\webshield\Uninstall.exe
More files

Registry Details

Web Shield may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{351a01b5-849a-eca5-2760-ee9665e223c3}
{593d67b9-3a50-ebaa-17be-61a5ec986a22}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WebShieldService_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WebShieldService_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WebShieldService_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WebShieldService_RASMANCS

Directories

Web Shield may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\WebShield
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\WebShield
%LOCALAPPDATA%\WebShield
%PROGRAMFILES%\WebShield
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WebShield
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\WebShield

URLs

Web Shield may call the following URLs:

Webshieldonline.com

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