Updated: February 13, 2007 11:35:12 AM
Type: Adware
Version: 1.0.0.2
Publisher: Steve Suslow (ipend.com)
Risk Impact: High
File Names: C:\Windows\cu.exe,C:\Windows\ip.dll,C:\Windows\Min.rpf,C:\Windows\Mach.exe,C:\Windows\Mach.csv
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Behavior
Adware.iPend is an adware program that changes keywords in Web pages when a user is browsing the Web so that they become links to another Web site.
Adware.iPend periodically checks for, downloads, and executes updates to itself.
Symptoms
- Files detected as Adware.iPend.
- Internet Explorer crashes randomly.
- Unusual amount of links (unrelated to the current Web site) in Web pages that all point to the same advertisement link.
- The existence of any of the files listed in the "Technical Details" section.
Transmission
Adware.iPend is usually installed when a Web site is visited. It may also be installed as a component of other programs. As the installation is silent, these Web sites or programs are responsible for displaying any kind of End User License Agreement (EULA) that would notify the user of the installation.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version October 24, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version April 17, 2008 revision 002
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Initial Daily Certified version October 24, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version April 17, 2008 revision 001
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Initial Weekly Certified release date October 29, 2003
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