What is Information?

Information is software application developed by VisualBee.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 51.52% of installations running this operating system. Information's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 29 files. The most common release is 1.34.3.28 with 51.83% of all installations currently using this version.

Information is most popular in the United States with 90.38% of installations residing in this country.

About Information?

This adware program utilizes affiliate ad providers to inject various types of advertisements, including banners, inline text links, and pop-ups. The purpose of these ads is to promote the installation of questionable content such as web browser toolbars, optimization utilities, and other products in order to generate pay-per-click revenue for the publisher. Additionally, this adware program has the capability to turn random web page text into hyperlinks and display browser pop-ups recommending fake updates or other software. It also has the potential to install other unwanted adware programs without the user's knowledge. Furthermore, the excessive number of ads can significantly slow down the downloading speed of web pages.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Information.

Information-updater.exe (MD5: 60ac402c3d2a865e9eea1a8deb8885d7) has been flagged by 12 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.ANDC
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.W
Dr.Web	7.00.7.12100	Trojan.Crossrider.950
ESET-NOD32	9460	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.W
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!60AC402C3D2A
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!60AC402C3D2A
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BL14
VIPRE Antivirus	26776	Crossrider (fs)
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.Information.A
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA PB

Information-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 592309c12f422632394ff31c85c543bc) has been flagged by 26 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.905836
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.Y
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Generic.905836
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Adware.Generic.905836 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9612	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.Y
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.905836
G Data	24	Adware.Generic.905836
K7 AntiVirus	9.176.11595	Trojan ( 004958cc1 )
K7GW	9.176.11595	Trojan ( 004958cc1 )
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.Information.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!592309C12F42
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!592309C12F42
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.905836
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA EI
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05CI14
VIPRE Antivirus	27850	Crossrider (fs)
Avira AntiVir	7.11.149.142	Adware/CrossRider.A.1890
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4959	W32.CrossRider.Trojan
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.928
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	AdWare.CrossRider
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.04.09.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
AVG	14.0.0.3931	MultiBundle.S
Dr.Web	7.00.7.12100	Trojan.Crossrider.950
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric

Information-enabler.exe (MD5: 90ffbef15fc527aa22d7000bc8d8f947) has been flagged by 27 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.914039
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.X
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Generic.914039
Dr.Web	7.00.8.02260	Trojan.Crossrider.7519
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Adware.Generic.914039 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9671	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AC
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.914039
G Data	24	Adware.Generic.914039
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	AdWare.SuspectCRC
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.Information.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!90FFBEF15FC5
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!90FFBEF15FC5
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.914039
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA GE
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R047H05C914
VIPRE Antivirus	28214	Crossrider (fs)
K7 AntiVirus	9.176.11595	Trojan ( 004958cc1 )
K7GW	9.176.11595	Trojan ( 004958cc1 )
Avira AntiVir	7.11.149.142	Adware/CrossRider.A.1890
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4959	W32.CrossRider.Trojan
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.928
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.04.09.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
AVG	14.0.0.3931	MultiBundle.S
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric

Information-codedownloader.exe (MD5: af31f355b1be096b6cb07444529d67fb) has been flagged by 36 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Trojan.Generic.11257443
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider!
Avira AntiVir	7.11.149.142	Adware/CrossRider.A.2032
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	14.0.0.3950	CrossRider.A
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.AC
Bitdefender	7.2	Trojan.Generic.11257443
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.599	Trojan.Generic.11257443 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9798	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AC
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Trojan.Generic.11257443
G Data	24	Trojan.Generic.11257443
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	Trojan.SuspectCRC
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.Information.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!AF31F355B1BE
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!AF31F355B1BE
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Trojan.Generic.11257443
Norman	7.04.04	Troj_Generic.TVODQ
nProtect	2014-05-14.01	Trojan.Generic.11257443
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0429
VIPRE Antivirus	29194	Crossrider (fs)
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Lyckriks
Comodo Security	17836	ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web	7.00.7.12100	Adware.Toolbar.231
Jiangmin	16.0.100	AdWare/Lyckriks.ff
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.mk
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.04.09.267	Win32.Troj.Lyckriks.mk.(kcloud)
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.57630	Riskware.Win32.Lyckriks.ctgwey
Sophos	4.97.0	AppRider
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
Trend Micro	9.740-1012	TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OBA14
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.24.3	AdWare.Lyckriks
K7 AntiVirus	9.176.11595	Trojan ( 004958cc1 )
K7GW	9.176.11595	Trojan ( 004958cc1 )
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4959	W32.CrossRider.Trojan
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.928

Information-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: a05eb46a41afa6f6414d5982d6170c96) has been flagged by 7 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.Y
ESET-NOD32	9702	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.Y
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.Information.A
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA PP
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.BL
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R02KH05D514
VIPRE Antivirus	28442	Crossrider (fs)

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Information-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-1.
98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-5.
98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-4.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-4.
98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-3.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-3.
98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-2.
1ecc71f2-97a5-4467-a6ba-a33d21ec2cf4-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1ecc71f2-97a5-4467-a6ba-a33d21ec2cf4-5.

Software Details

URL:

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Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\information

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Information\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1

Size:

7.00 MB

Language:

English

Information Executable Details

Primary executable:

utils.exe

Name:

Information

Path:

C:\Program Files\information\utils.exe

MD5:

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SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

Information-codedownloader.exe

Adware

af31f355b1be096b6cb07444529d67fb

EXE

Information-chromeinstaller.exe

Malware

a05eb46a41afa6f6414d5982d6170c96

EXE

Information-buttonutil64.exe

d1869777895a17fb2412e39cfa161091

EXE

Information-buttonutil.exe

6e9c32db1aa459e94a9a74fe3b70d46a

DLL

Information-bho64.dll

Malware

5f6f19f7e537ae87f1e6c5c92d2b1533

DLL

Information-bho.dll

Adware

12ba121a9a0d9081d8774117b5f38bbb

EXE

Information-bg.exe

75d11770386720d932eb3afa3667b619

EXE

98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-5.exe

Malware

f6bc51caaa6b2a192d4f1200d8b3f199

EXE

98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-4.exe

Malware

801a72c819d32b84d60a8cbb3173b21b

EXE

98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-3.exe

Malware

2b5e72f712a50211e63cc0fd6af0cfcb

File Type	Filename	MD5
EXE	Information-codedownloader.exe Adware	af31f355b1be096b6cb07444529d67fb
EXE	Information-chromeinstaller.exe Malware	a05eb46a41afa6f6414d5982d6170c96
EXE	Information-buttonutil64.exe	d1869777895a17fb2412e39cfa161091
EXE	Information-buttonutil.exe	6e9c32db1aa459e94a9a74fe3b70d46a
DLL	Information-bho64.dll Malware	5f6f19f7e537ae87f1e6c5c92d2b1533
DLL	Information-bho.dll Adware	12ba121a9a0d9081d8774117b5f38bbb
EXE	Information-bg.exe	75d11770386720d932eb3afa3667b619
EXE	98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-5.exe Malware	f6bc51caaa6b2a192d4f1200d8b3f199
EXE	98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-4.exe Malware	801a72c819d32b84d60a8cbb3173b21b
EXE	98598045-e1ab-4b07-9894-8212bcab8cee-3.exe Malware	2b5e72f712a50211e63cc0fd6af0cfcb

Information

What is Information?

About Information?

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Information.

Startup Entries

Software Details

Information Executable Details