Adware.AnonymizerGadget
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Short bio
Adware.AnonymizerGadget is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a family of adware that uses a proxy to deliver their advertisements.
Type of infection
Adware.AnonymizerGadget promises to provide users with privacy by choosing a proxy.
Adware.AnonymizerGadget is often installed by bundlers. These bundled installers are sometimes detected as Adware.Vitruvian.PrxySvrRST
Malicious behavior
GUI AnonymizerGadget
Users may see this type of warnings during install:
install AnonymizerGadget
notice this Scheduled Task:
Scheduled Task AnonymizerGadget
and this entry in their list of installed Programs and Features:
installed AnonymizerGadget
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks Adware.AnonymizerGadget
and by blocking their download locations:
Malwarebytes blocks elhournaupload.com
Home remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.AnonymizerGadget without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
- Click on the Get started button.
- Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
- Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.
Associated threats
- Adware.AnonymizerGadget.PrxySvrRST
- Adware.Vitruvian
- Adware.Vitruvian.PrxySvrRST