Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.HintKey

Risklevel: Low Risk

Description:

HintKey is a browser hijacker. It will install itself as BHO.

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More details about this danger:

Installation: Installed through EXE

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\Hintkey\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\Hintkey\Hint0010.dll
    [142336 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Program Files\Hintkey\Hintkey.exe
    [1034240 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Program Files\Hintkey\Hintkey.ini
    [46 Bytes] INI File
  • C:\Program Files\Hintkey\unins000.dat
    [4859 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Program Files\Hintkey\unins000.exe
    [717649 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Hintkey.dat
    [67004 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\tmp_keyword.dat
    [44415 Bytes] DAT File

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