Adware . Altnet (Summary)
Software Name: Altnet
Company Name: Altnet / Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Product Name: Altnet
Classification: Adware
Website: http://www.brilliantdigital.com
Brief:
Downloads programs in the background. Causes 3D animations and animated ads to appear in web browser. Also tracks users web browsing habits and logs IP addresses.
IMPORTANT!
Some of the Adware.Altnet 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.
If you suspect that you have an unwanted instance of Altnet
installed on your computer we recommend a free
audit of your system with INAC Anti Spyware.
Altnet might create following folders (and inject its files inside
the folders):
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\ADMCache
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\BDECache
- %WINDOWS%\BDE
- %PROGRAMS%\Altnet
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Altnet
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet
Altnet might create following files (some of the files might be
loaded in memory while the software is running):
- %WINDOWS%\Downloaded Program Files\adm4.inf
- %SYSTEM%\adm.exe
- %SYSTEM%\adm4.dll
- %SYSTEM%\admdata.dll
- %SYSTEM%\admdloader.dll
- %SYSTEM%\admfdi.dll
- %SYSTEM%\admprog.dll
- %SYSTEM%\bde3dref3p4.dll
- %SYSTEM%\bdedata2.dll
- %SYSTEM%\bdedownloader.dll
- %SYSTEM%\bdefdi.dll
- %SYSTEM%\bdeinsta25.dll
- %SYSTEM%\bdeload.dll
- %SYSTEM%\BDErastDX3.dll
- %SYSTEM%\BDErastMMX3.dll
- %SYSTEM%\BDESac10.dll
- %SYSTEM%\BDESac24.dll
- %WINDOWS%\smdat32a.sys
- %WINDOWS%\smdat32m.sys
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\adm.exe
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\adm25.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\adm4.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\admdata.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\admdloader.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\admfdi.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\admprog.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\atl.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\Altnet\Setup.exe
Altnet is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:
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Altnet might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys
and values):
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Altnet
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Brilliant Digital Entertainment
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.b3d
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.b3dini
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.s3d
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\adm.EXE
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{99A8E2B2-3405-4C0D-9110-131C14CAAF62}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3EEC42B5-FB94-40D3-A588-BB54B383A7CB}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{51958169-D5E3-11D1-AA42-0000E842E40A}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C15B7EA2-A360-43E8-A591-5FAEDC7C4E1D}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DEF37997-D9C9-4A4B-BF3C-88F99EACEEC2}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{29E825AA-13BC-457C-806A-D72E4A25B3C5}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{51958167-D5E3-11D1-AA42-0000E842E40A}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{51958168-D5E3-11D1-AA42-0000E842E40A}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{67925164-C4B6-11D2-B9C6-0000E84F59A6}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9D4548CE-92FD-4C6C-AE7F-3DBE3BC763D8}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E79DADC6-18D0-4A2A-831F-D196D41F8438}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\s3d_auto_file
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{51958166-D5E3-11D1-AA42-0000E842E40A}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{5830698F-7FC0-40CD-A453-9A0CAFDF3A64}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{82FC7881-AACC-11D2-B9C6-0000E842E40A}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{BFF4F684-677E-44F4-8C74-1D575C950E10}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{C15B7EA2-A360-43E8-A591-5FAEDC7C4E1D}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\bdeplayer
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\bdeplayer
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Altnet
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Brilliant Digital Entertainment
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/adm.exe*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/adm4.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/admdata.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/admdloader.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/admfdi.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/admprog.dll*
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM.ADM
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM.ADM.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM4.ADM4
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM4.ADM4.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BDEPLAYER.BDEPlayerCtrl
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BDEPLAYER.BDEPlayerCtrl.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BDESmartInstaller25.BDESmartInstaller25
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BDESmartInstaller25.BDESmartInstaller25.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3646C2BD-3554-49CA-8125-44DEEFB881DE}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E813099D-5529-47F4-9B37-4AFAFCB00A43}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{AD5BC1F0-72D8-44B3-8E3D-8E8FECCE43FB}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E813099D-5529-47F4-9B37-4AFAFCB00A43}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM25.ADM25
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM25.ADM25\CurVer
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ADM25.ADM25.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\Altnet Signing Module.EXE
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{8B0FEF15-54DC-49F5-8377-8172DE975F75}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1D3BCE37-7834-4579-8169-E67681420A98}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9BBCF06C-DCD7-495D-80DF-CDD5399D0FF8}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SigningModule.SigningModule
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SigningModule.SigningModule.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{676F6D1D-C559-42A9-860B-27C1477B7179}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{258A3625-183B-4477-AEE2-EA54DF6D878D}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AltnetDM
Altnet might create following registry values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\adm4.dll
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\admprog.dll
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\admdloader.dll
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\admfdi.dll
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\admdata.dll
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\adm.exe
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\Altnet Signing Module.EXE|AppID
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|AltnetPointsManager
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/ATL.DLL|{C15B7EA2-A360-43E8-A591-5FAEDC7C4E1D}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/msvcirt.dll|{C15B7EA2-A360-43E8-A591-5FAEDC7C4E1D}
Altnet might create registry values with following data:
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Altnet might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:
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