MapsGalaxy Toolbar Contains Potentially Unwanted Programs
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This is how the website mapsgalaxy.com looks:
This is how the MapsGalaxy toolbar looks:
The MapsGalaxy installation file MapsGalaxy.exe was scanned with 46 antivirus programs and 14 detected adwares and other potentially unwanted programs.
Below are the antivirus software and the threats they have detected.
Here is the result of the scan:
File name: MapsGalaxy.exe
Detection ratio: 14 / 46
Analysis date: 2013-02-06
Antivirus - Threats
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AhnLab - V3 PUP/Win32.FunWeb
Avast - Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP]
AVG - Zango
Comodo - ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.FunWeb.DA
ESET - NOD32 Win32/AdInstaller 20130206
F-Prot - W32/MyWeb.G
Fortinet - Riskware/MyWebSearch
Kaspersky - not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.gen
Kingsoft - Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes - PUP.FunWebProducts
MicroWorld - eScan Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP] (ES)
nProtect - Trojan/W32.Agent
TrendMicro - HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RCBB1AR
VIPRE - MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
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I do not recommend downloading and installing the MapsGalaxy toolbar.
Note: Some of the names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers or other information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.
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