Ad.Sponsor Adware

Ad.Sponsor malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,BHO,Hijacker
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\adsponsor.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\AdSponsor\AdSponsor.dll

In order to ensure that the Ad.Sponsor is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Ad.Sponsor adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\adsponsor.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Ad.Sponsor:

Files:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\adsponsor.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\AdSponsor\AdSponsor.dll

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\AdSponsor

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adband.bandbho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adband.bandbho.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adband.bandimpl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adband.bandimpl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\adband.dll
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\{36946a0a-05a1-4cf7-934b-270571338e55}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{2bc9c452-bb57-4896-a9a2-64611e06c5aa}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6CA1C00B-90FC-4F3E-911F-95306ABA43AA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{d5599fae-28aa-4c2b-a29c-6c0cd5b245aa}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\adsponsor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{2bc9c452-bb57-4896-a9a2-64611e06c5aa}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{6CA1C00B-90FC-4F3E-911F-95306ABA43AA}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\adsponsor

Removing Ad.Sponsor:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Ad.Sponsor.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Ad.Sponsor manually.

To completely manually remove Ad.Sponsor malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with Ad.Sponsor.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Ad.Sponsor process.
  2. Delete the original Ad.Sponsor file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.



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and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer
from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).


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