Adware . Network Essentials (Summary)
Software Name: Network Essentials
Company Name: Lincoln Sales Corporation
Product Name: Network Essentials
Classification: Adware
Website: http://www.smartpops.com
Brief:
Network Essentials is an IE Browser Helper Object which monitors URLs being viewed in the web browser, and a process which updates the list of targeted sites and downloads and displays pop-up adverts when directed to do so by the BHO. Auto-updates itself
IMPORTANT!
Some of the Adware.Network Essentials 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 Network Essentials
installed on your computer we recommend a free
audit of your system with INAC Anti Spyware.
Network Essentials might create following folders (and inject its files inside
the folders):
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\medialoads enhanced
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\network essentials
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Recommended Hotfix - 421701D
Network Essentials might create following files (some of the files might be
loaded in memory while the software is running):
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\sp.exe
Network Essentials is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:
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Network Essentials might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys
and values):
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\medialoads enhanced
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HP.Hopper
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HP.Hopper.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\HP.EXE
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{C81CFF28-6DF1-402F-B78C-D9493EF59882}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E79061BA-B6E7-4A9D-A07C-C3CB561013B4}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1423903E-86CC-4470-8AB0-257C10D77D45}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4DEA7CA1-3372-4204-937C-2DD4A6ED6562}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A42DC659-33B5-409E-A433-650AC42ECCA4}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A8516F49-8046-4295-8EE9-C59D5041C9E2}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FB82CCD5-174B-4379-BC37-72D9B5ADAEDA}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{47350D97-09E9-4590-864E-3431DA53BF37}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{FA777197-4BF7-4AA9-A088-A0D803198DE0}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{0421701D-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Recommended Hotfix - 421701D
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SP.SmartPops
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SP.SmartPops.1
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Network Essentials
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Hopper
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Updater
Network Essentials might create following registry values:
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Network Essentials might create registry values with following data:
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Network Essentials might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:
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