Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Gator

Risklevel: High

Company: GAIN Publishing

Description:

GAIN Publishing distributes a variety of popular software applications and owns and operates a behavioral advertising network called the GAIN Network. The GAIN Network helps keep many popular software applications and web sites free. These software applications also occasionally display pop up ads on your computer screen based on your online activities.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • Collects information about users activity
  • Collects user’s personal information
  • Slows the System
  • Remains resident in the memory
  • Shows popup messages

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: Gator.exe, GatorStubSetup.exe, GMT.exe

Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\DownloadTemp\accum\GMT
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\ga
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29718
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29722
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29729
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29731
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29740
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29741
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gd
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gg
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Gator eWallet
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GAIN Publishing
  • C:\Program Files\Gator.com
  • C:\Program Files\Gator.com\Gator
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\Data
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\DownloadTemp
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\DownloadTemp\accum

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gd\Q0TASJbQBgAAALeq-toBgnpj.gdt2
    [ 116 Bytes] GDT2 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gg\1209-13.grp2
    [ 1044 Bytes] GRP2 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gg\1380-16.grp2
    [ 1812 Bytes] GRP2 File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GAIN Publishing\About GAIN Publishing.lnk
    [ 1606 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\GAIN Publishing\GAIN Publishing Web Site.URL
    [ 55 Bytes] Internet Shortcut
  • C:\Program Files\Gator.com\Gator\Gator.exe
    [249919 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Gator eWallet\Gator eWallet.lnk
    [1609 Bytes] Shortcut
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Gator eWallet\Gator Website.URL
    [46 Bytes] Internet Shortcut
  • C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\setup.exe
    [577536 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\EGGCEngine.dll
    [ 426043 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\egIEEngine.dll
    [ 1433659 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\EGIEProcess.dll
    [ 127036 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\EGNSEngine.dll
    [ 458811 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\FillIn.wav
    [ 4244 Bytes] Winamp media file
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\Gator.log
    [ 139 Bytes] Text Document
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GatorRes.dll
    [ 356352 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GatorStubSetup.exe
    [ 249919 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GInstaller.dll
    [ 270336 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
    [ 2183220 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe.manifest
    [ 678 Bytes] MANIFEST File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\gtrawbm.fil
    [ 122880 Bytes] FIL File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GUninstaller.exe
    [ 409600 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\Helper.wav
    [ 29390 Bytes] Winamp media file
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepbs.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepcat.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepcatne.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepcme.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepcmeft.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepconv.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepgh.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepimg.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\meprca.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\mepsi.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\meptafi.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\Data\User1.gub
    [ 945 Bytes] GUB File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\Data\User1.gud
    [ 969 Bytes] GUD File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\gator.com.esp
    [ 6740 Bytes] ESP File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\meperr.dat
    [ 156 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\mepgus.dat
    [ 148 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\mepoem.dat
    [ 402 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\mepsnd-gs.dat
    [ 174 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\mepsnd-gs.dat.bak
    [ 1634 Bytes] BAK File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\mepsnd-ksa.dat
    [ 0 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\mepsnd-ksa.dat.bak
    [ 0 Bytes] BAK File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\scripts\sitehash52.dat
    [ 9589 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\BannerHash3.dat
    [ 51644 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gbaxl2.dat
    [ 11164 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\ga\1.ga
    [ 92 Bytes] GA File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\ga\629.ga
    [ 92 Bytes] GA File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29718\29718.gbd3
    [ 532 Bytes] GBD3 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29722\29722.gbd3
    [ 532 Bytes] GBD3 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29729\29729.gbd3
    [ 532 Bytes] GBD3 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29731\29731.gbd3
    [ 532 Bytes] GBD3 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29740\29740.gbd3
    [ 532 Bytes] GBD3 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gb\29741\29741.gbd3
    [ 532 Bytes] GBD3 File
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\to9ye6y0nk\gd\Q0TASJbQBgAAALeq-toBgnpj.gbt2
    [ 16500 Bytes] GBT2 File

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