Adware.Norassie

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Short bio

Adware.Norassie is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a family of adwaretargeting Windows systems.

Type of infection

The files associated with Adware.Norassie are signed by Norassie LTD. The installers were often offered as fake Java updates.

Protection

Malwarebytes protected users from Adware.Norassie when they were active, but we haven’t seen them in the wild for quite some time.

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.Norassie without further user interaction.