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Name: |
MoneyTree |
| Type: |
Dialer |
| Also Known As: |
DyFuCA
NSUpdate
NSLite
Money Tree |
| Created By: |
Avenue Media |
| Danger Level: |
3 |
| Category Description: |
A program that can secretly change your dialup connection setting so that instead of calling your local internet provider, your PC calls are routed to an expensive 0900 or international phone number. |
| Official Description: |
MoneyTree is an ActiveX control used to download premium-rate dialers. |
| Comment: |
MoneyTree/NSUpdate: installs nsupdate.dll and NSupd9x.inf in the Downloaded Program Files folder.
MoneyTree/NSLite: installs nslite.dll and nslite.inf in the Downloaded Program Files folder.
MoneyTree/UniDist: installs UniDist.ocx and UniDist.inf in the Downloaded Program Files folder.
MoneyTree/DyFuCA: installs dyfuca.ocx and dyfuca.inf in the Downloaded Program Files folder. This variant typically installs the InternetOptimizer parasite.
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| Information URL: |
http://www.avenuemedia.com/ |
| Properties: |
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| Manual Removal: |
Open the 'Downloaded Program Files' folder (which can be found in the Windows folder), and delete the entry for 'NSUpdateLiteCtrl Class' (NSUpdate variant) or 'MoneyTree Dialer' (UniDist variant). |
