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Adware . ActivShopper (Summary)

Software Name: ActivShopper
Company Name: Shelron Group Inc.
Product Name: ActivShopper
Classification: Adware
Website: http://www.activshopper.com

Brief:
The program displays competitor ads when shopping at major shopping websites. Contacts its controlling servers regularly and makes Internet Explorer perform sluggishly.

IMPORTANT!
Some of the Adware.ActivShopper components are listed below. The list is compiled as a reference. The list might not be complete and it doesn't represent instructions for manual removal. We DO NOT recommend manual removal. Incorrect removal of certain software might make your computer unstable or even unusable.
Removal of adware component might affect the related ad-supported software.

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ActivShopper might create following folders (and inject its files inside the folders):

• %PROGRAMS%\ActivShopper


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\activshopper


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\DealBar

ActivShopper might create following files (some of the files might be loaded in memory while the software is running):

• %DESKTOP%\ActivShopper Price Comparative Shopping.lnk


• %STARTMENU%\ActivShopper Price Comparative Shopping.lnk


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\activshopper\BarLcher.dll


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\activshopper\CompBar.dll


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\activshopper\Uninstall.exe


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\activshopper\temp\CompBar.dll


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\DealBar\BarLcher.dll


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\DealBar\CompBar.dll


• %PROGRAM_FILES%\DealBar\Uninstall.exe

ActivShopper is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:

• activshopper.com

ActivShopper might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys and values):

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1ADBCCE8-CF84-441E-9B38-AFC7A19C06A4}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9B666A44-986C-46D4-8702-765509B6712F}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompBar.GetPriceBar


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompBar.GetPriceBar.1


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3D782BB2-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CA5ED456-9ECB-4734-A64C-0546147A0CC2}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{DB1F5554-582C-4F53-82CC-458D2C04A2F1}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncher


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncher.1


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncherBHO


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncherBHO.1


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3D782BA6-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{AC7E6DE4-1C9F-413D-877D-A8E45CCC1517}


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1ADBCCE8-CF84-441E-9B38-AFC7A19C06A4}


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ActivShopper


• HKEY_USERS\*\Software\ActivShopper


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ActivShopper


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3EA5C408-2437-4c40-ADAC-DFDA9AEEEA96}


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{3EA5C408-2437-4c40-ADAC-DFDA9AEEEA96}


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{BFA03761-5565-41b3-93D9-82B354C0A8EC}

ActivShopper might create following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar|{3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}


• HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser|{3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}

ActivShopper might create registry values with following data:

• HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Netscape|(Default)|*\activshopper

ActivShopper might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:

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