This application belongs to Adload malware family.

Threat Summary: NameĪvast (MacOS:AdAgent-AW ), Combo Cleaner (.24357), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of OSX/), Fortinet (Adware/Synataeb!OSX), Full List ( VirusTotal) To summarize, the presence of unwanted apps on devices can lead to system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft. The collected data is then shared with and/or sold to third-parties. Information of interest includes (but is not limited to): visited URLs, viewed pages, searched queries, IP addresses, personally identifiable details, finance-related data, etc. Browser hijackers also use persistence-ensuring methods - to prevent users from restoring their browsers. The promoted web searchers usually cannot provide search results, so they redirect to Yahoo, Google, Bing, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, new browser tabs/windows opened and search queries typed into the URL bar - redirect to the assigned search engine's address. Some of these ads can even be triggered (by being clicked on) to stealthily download/install software (e.g., PUAs).īrowser hijackers assign fake web searchers as browsers' new tab/window, default search engine, and homepage URLs. The ads affect the browsing experience by overlaying site content and slowing down the browsing speed.įurthermore, these adverts promote various sale-based, untrustworthy, rogue, deceptive/scam, and even malicious websites. Since most users inadvertently download/install apps of this kind, they are considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).Īdware can display pop-ups, coupons, banners, surveys, full-page, and other intrusive advertisements on any visited website and/or different interfaces. OfficialDesign is an application categorized as adware.

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