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Adware.Fresh

12 July 2006

Overview: Adware.Fresh is an adware program that gives weather information and displays advertisements on the compromised computer. It may be installed without user consent.

Category: Adware

Related Files and Process:

  • UserProfile%\Desktop\Weather.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Weather.lnk
  • %ProgramFiles%\Weather\Weather.exe
  • %ProgramFiles%\Weather\weather_install.exe

View User’s Removal Procedure Below

Source: Symantec

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2 Comments »

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    webmaster (author) said:

    How to Remove Adware.Fresh:
    1. Disable System Restore (WinME and Windows XP) [how]
    2. Update your Virus definitions.
    3. Reboot your Computer in SafeMode. [how]
    4. Run a full system scan.
    5. Delete any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]

    Navigate to and delete the following subkeys:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Weather
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Director

    6. Exit Registry Editor and Reboot the computer.
    7. In order to make sure that Adware.Fresh is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to detect the virus using various Scanner Program without the need to install can be done with Free Online Virus Scanner.

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