Adware Advision Spyware
Type: Adware (Previously called Spyware)
Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows MeSystems Not Affected: DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, OS/2, UNIX, Windows 2000, Windows 3.x, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
This spyware threat can be detected only by free Spyware Scanner software that support expanded threats.
The Spyware's Behavior
Contacts a Web site to obtain and display advertising links.Outgoing connections to advertisingvision.com.
Existence of the folder, Windir\Configsys.
The spyware can be installed as a component by certain software packages.
File names: Smss.exe
When the Adware component is executed, it does the following
Contacts the domain, advertisingvision.com, from which, it will receive information on where to download advertisements to display in you Web browser.Creates a file in the Windir\Configsys folder.
The adware inserts a clean text file and contains only the date. This component does not make other modifications on the system.
*Make sure you run a full system spyware scan and delete all the spyware files detected as Adware under the file name(s) Advision.
Scanning for and Deleting the Spyware files
Run your free Spyware Scanner and make sure that it is configured to scan all files.Run a full system spyware scan.
If any files are detected as spyware infected with the Adware Advision, click Delete.
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