Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.FreeVPN

Risklevel: Low Risk

Description:

FreeVPN will register a DLL file as BHO (Browser Helper Object). And also, FreeVPN will change IE start page, shows ads, and will redirect user to the advertisement site if "page not found" occured.

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More details about this danger:

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: FreeVPN.exe

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\driver\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\FreeVPN\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\lr1h35z0.default\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
    [86528 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\libssl32.dll
    [232448 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\changelog.txt
    [674 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\fads.dll
    [1009152 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\FreeVPN.exe
    [1202176 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\fvpn.exe
    [575488 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\key
    [1376 Bytes] File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\libeay32.dll
    [1206784 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\unins000.dat
    [11663 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\unins000.exe
    [712538 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\driver\OemWin2k.inf
    [7241 Bytes] INF File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\driver\tap0901.cat
    [7579 Bytes] CAT File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\driver\tap0901.sys
    [25984 Bytes] SYS File
  • C:\Program Files\FreeVPN\driver\tapinstall.exe
    [77312 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\FreeVPN.lnk
    [622 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\FreeVPN\FreeVPN Uninstall.lnk
    [691 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\FreeVPN\FreeVPN.lnk
    [634 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\FreeVPN.lnk
    [640 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\lr1h35z0.default\prefs.js
    [1586 Bytes] JS File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@google.co[1].txt
    [349 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@google[2].txt
    [326 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@shop.thefreevpn[2].txt
    [374 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@www.millisong[1].txt
    [416 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@www.zml[2].txt
    [250 Bytes] TXT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Cookies\user@zml[1].txt
    [322 Bytes] TXT File

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