Penny Bee
What is Penny Bee?
Penny Bee is software application developed by Jambo Digital Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.87% of installations running this operating system. Penny Bee's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 4 files. The most common release is 3.0.0.0 with 73.91% of all installations currently using this version.
Penny Bee is most popular in the United States with 39.54% of installations residing in this country.
Penny Bee adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Penny Bee is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Penny Bee?
PennyBee is an ad-supported browser extension that operates within the user's web browser and runs as a background process. It is commonly included as part of third-party download manager bundles, which may also contain potentially unwanted software offers to generate revenue from installations. Once activated, the software delivers various types of advertisements to the browser, including banners, text hyperlinks, inline text ads, and transitional ads. It's important to note that these ads are not endorsed by the websites they appear on. In some cases, the ads may override legitimate advertisements on the website. Some of the promoted products may pose potential risks to the user's computer. Additionally, PennyBee collects information about the user's browsing habits, URLs, and domains visited in order to update its advertisements. The uninstaller for PennyBee may not function properly, resulting in the continued appearance of ads even after attempted removal.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Penny Bee.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| avast! | 2014.9-140807 | Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk] |
| G Data | 14.8.24 | Win32.Trojan.Agent.WO6YRN |
| Qihoo-360 | 1.0.0.1015 | Win32/RootKit.Rootkit.7e5 |
| Rising Antivirus | 23.00.65.14805 | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170C13F4!386667508 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.219 | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0724 |
| Dr.Web | 7.0.9.4080 | Trojan.Lyrics.150 |
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Web | 7.0.9.4080 | Trojan.Lyrics.150 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 9.700.0.1001 | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0719 |
Software Behaviors
- Services:
-
- wpennybeed.exe runs as a service named 'wpennybeed' (wpennybeed).
- pennybee.exe runs as a service named 'pennybee' (pennybee).
- Firewall:
-
- pennybee.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\pennybee\pennybee.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- pennybee.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Tempo Runner'.
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
-
- pennybee.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named pennybee Runner.
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\ProgramData\pennybee
- Uninstaller:
- C:\ProgramData\pennybee\Uninstaller.exe /ga=1503
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Penny Bee Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- pennybee.exe
- Name:
- Penny Bee
- Path:
- C:\ProgramData\pennybee\pennybee.exe
- MD5:
- 79770c02c58f8a7edcdc273e7118a819
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
b75a16e4cd69f96a47440b90590b936a | |
|
EXE
|
wpennybeed.exe
Malware
|
b6a3f1bb150d1df4494361a9d1e3840c |
|
DLL
|
d9f94e2ee2a700f9a56bdc1342370b1f | |
|
EXE
|
pennybee.exe
Malware
|
79770c02c58f8a7edcdc273e7118a819 |