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Adware-TopRebates

Type
Program
SubType
Adware
Discovery Date
01/19/2005
Minimum DAT
4420 (01/19/2005)
Updated DAT
5579 (04/09/2009)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
01/19/2005
Description Modified
07/20/2005 4:18 PM (PT)

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Characteristics

McAfee(R) AVERT(tm) recognizes that this program may have legitimate uses in contexts where an authorized administrator has knowingly installed this application. If you agreed to a license agreement for this, or another bundled application, you may have legal obligations with regard to removing this software, or using the host application without this software. Please contact the software vendor for further information.

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This is not a virus or a Trojan. It is an adware application by TopRebates, Inc.
  
Installation:

File:   webrebates.exe
Hash: 868152db46600e6e25fc1ced7c483d3c

Upon installation of this adware application the following changes occur in the user's system.

The following directories are created:

  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Ap1150
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Da1150
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Sy1150
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Sy1150\Html
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Sy1150\Images
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Sy1150\Sy1150
  • %Program Files%\Web_Rebates\Sy1150\Tp1150

The following files are added:

  • disp1150.exe
  • WebRebates0.exe (or RebateNation0.exe)
  • WebRebates1.exe (or RebateNation1.exe)
  • foot1150c_rb.htm
  • foot1150c_ub.htm
  • f_popo1150c_rb.htm
  • f_popo1150c_ub.htm
  • f_spec1150c_rb.htm
  • f_spec1150c_ub.htm
  • popo1150c.htm
  • pref1150c.htm
  • remv1150c.htm
  • scri1150a.htm
  • spec1150c.htm
  • topr_c_envelope.gif
  • topr_c_footer.gif
  • topr_c_hdr_autotrack_remove.gif
  • topr_c_hdr_settings.gif
  • topr_c_hdr_settings_toprebates.gif
  • topr_c_pop_circles.gif
  • topr_c_pop_circles_bg2.gif
  • topr_c_warning.gif

The following Registry key is added in order to get executed on each reboot.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Run "WebRebates0" = "C:\Program Files\Web_Rebates\WebRebates0.exe"

The following Registry keys are added:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Web Rebates
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Uninstall\untopr1150

This adware application pops up Coupons & Rebate message  when user shops online.

For example if user shops for flowers at www. proflowers.com.


The following Coupons & Rebate message may appear on user's screen.


Aliases

Aliases

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