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Name: |
FavoriteMan |
| Type: |
Adware |
| Also Known As: |
ofrg
Lwz
F1
Emesx.dll
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| Created By: |
Razor Media LLC |
| Danger Level: |
3 |
| Category Description: |
Program that delivers advertisements on your PC.
Note that many websites have their own advertising, unrelated to adware.
Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in integrated search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. Users should check the EULA and Privacy policy to ensure if the adware on their machines conforms to their standards. |
| Official Description: |
FavoriteMan is an IE Browser Helper Object. It connects to the web site "yourspecialoffers.com" and, when directed to do so by the command files stored on that site, adds entries to the IE Favorites menu, and installs other software such as Transponder/VX2, NetPal and ClickTheButton. |
| Comment: |
FavoriteMan attempts to find your e-mail address from Outlook or Outlook Express and sends it on first use. Unlike the other parasites from Mindset, however, it does not seem to send a log of URLs browsed.
Update: They seems to be releasing more and more different variants, seemingly programmed to install other spyware/adware remotely. |
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| Manual Removal: |
The software installs ofrg.dll into your Windows System directory. Before you can delete this file you will need to deregister it. Enter the following command from the command line :
"%WinDir%\SYSTEM\regsvr32.exe" /u "%WinDir%\SYSTEM\ofrg.dll"
Remove these files if present:
systemroot+\system32\arb1tal.dll
systemroot+\system32\emesx.dll
systemroot+\system32\f1.dll
systemroot+\system32\favboot.dll
systemroot+\system32\favman.dll
systemroot+\system32\favorite.dll
systemroot+\system32\fone.dll
systemroot+\system32\gr02.dll
systemroot+\system32\im64.dll
systemroot+\system32\lwz.dll
systemroot+\system32\mbr32.dll
systemroot+\system32\mpz300.dll
systemroot+\system32\n3tpa1p.dll
systemroot+\system32\ofrg.dll
systemroot+\system32\pdfzzy.dll
systemroot+\system32\ss32.dll
systemroot+\system32\sysldr.dll
systemroot+\system\emesx.dll
systemroot+\system\f1.dll
systemroot+\system\favboot.dll
systemroot+\system\favman.dll
systemroot+\system\favorite.dll
systemroot+\system\fone.dll
systemroot+\system\im64.dll
systemroot+\system\lwz.dll
systemroot+\system\n3tpa1p.dll
systemroot+\system\ofrg.dll
systemroot+\system\ss32.dll
systemroot+\system\sysldr.dllaess2.dll
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