Ad-Aware Updates

VX2 Cleaner Plug-In for Ad-Aware. 1.01:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4283.html

Ad-aware referencefile 01R326 01.07.2004:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download726.html

Ad-Aware Update:

A new reference file (01R326 01.07.2004) is now available.

SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Here is a breakdown explaining what is included:

New Items
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Commander Toolbar

Updated Items
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AsianRaw Dialer
BDSearch Plugin
ClickSpring (4 variants)
CoolWebSearch (5 variants)
eAcceleration
IBIS Toolbar
istbar
Lycos Sidesearch
Matrix Technology Network
Roings
TopMoxie
VX2* (9 variants)
Win32.SC.Keylog (3 variants)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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* 8 of the 9 new VX2 variants have the same payload: a
DLL file which resists removal. This DLL is different
than what our original VX2 Cleaner plug-in was designed
to locate and remove. The plug-in has been updated
accordingly to allow for removal of this update. The
new version number is 1.01, and can be verified after
running the plug-in. If you have downloaded version
1.00 of the plug-in, you do not need to uninstall prior
to installing this version. Download using the plug-in
download link on our site. For more information, visit
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/plugins/vx2cleaner.shtml

Reference File Details
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After updating, the detail-screen shows the following information:

Reference Number : 01R326 01.07.2004
Internal build : 258
Total size : 1281876 Bytes
Signature data size : 1261311 Bytes
Reference data size : 20501 Bytes
Signatures total : 28014
Target categories : 10
Target families : 508

Thanks to everybody who submitted us files for evaluation!

The Lavasoft Research & Development Team

Additional Information
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You can use Webupdate to install the new reference
file, or download it manually from:
http://updates.ls-servers.com/reflist.zip


VX2 Cleaner Plug-In for Ad-Aware

Lavasoft’s new plug-in VX2 Cleaner detects the malware VX2 and offers you the ability to remove it from your computer. Some users have experienced a very difficult variant of VX2 which cannot be removed by Ad-aware. For those users which have this variant, we have developed a plug-in to help you remove this VX2 variant.

This VX2 variant registers itself in a way, which gives it system privileges. It also prevents the user from viewing this information by removing the user’s rights to do so. Furthermore it constantly monitors the registry and prevents any attempts to remove its associated values. This makes it very difficult for the user to manually remove it.

The VX2 Cleaner works with all editions of Ad-Aware 6 build 181.

TAC - VX2

TAC Level: 10

Removal: 1

No uninstaller

Integration: 2

May cause browser instability

Distribution: 2

Bundled install that is undisclosed
Stealth install

Behavior: 3

Auto-updates without user permission and/or knowledge
Opens unsolicited websites/pop up windows
May install other 3rd party software

Privacy: 2

Tracks the user's surfing habits
Connects to a remote system with or without the user's awareness to transmit usage statistics and/or personally identifiable information
Connects to a remote system without the user's awareness to transmit/receive information