DownloadPlus
Category: Cookie
Risk:
Low Risk
* Low risk threats pose a very low risk or no immediate danger to your computer or your privacy, however these types of applications may profile user online habits, but only according to specific privacy policies stated in the applications End-User License. These types of threats generally borderline on being a threat to being a standard application that has a complex license agreement that you knowingly installed.
Description: DownloadPlus is a process run at Windows startup which opens porn-related pop-up advertisements. The code for the MCInst variant is derived from the Xupiter threat; it is suspected the same people may be behind DownloadPlus as Xupiter. DownloadPlus is installed by ActiveX drive-by download in pop-up ads. DownloadPlus downloads an untargeted list of adverts to show from its controlling server tnc4u.com, and opens them periodically as pop-unders.
Alias: None
Signatures: None Listed
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