Updated: February 13, 2007 11:37:00 AM
Type: Adware
Risk Impact: High
File Names:
SMSS.exe
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Behavior
Adware.DreamAd is an adware component that continuously fetches new advertisements from a predefined server and displays them on the user's computer.
Symptoms
Your Symantec program detects this threat as Adware.DreamAd.
Transmission
This adware component may be manually installed, downloaded from a Web site, or installed as a component of another program.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version June 1, 2007
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Latest Rapid Release version April 14, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version June 1, 2007
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Latest Daily Certified version April 17, 2008 revision 001
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Initial Weekly Certified release date April 1, 2004
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