AtomWire

· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Distribution ·
· Operation ·
· Risks ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Vendor Notes:

 "AtomWire is a free software program that allows you to share files with millions of other users across the world. AtomWire uses the popular Gnutella protocol to allow you to share music, video, pictures, software, and any other type of files you have. Search for and share any type of file with AtomWire, the cutting edge peer-to-peer Gnutella client. Download it today and Share the world on the Gnutella network." - AtomWire Media Corp.

Alias:

 Adware/Esdads [Panda]

Category:

Downloader: A program designed to retrieve and install additional files, when run. Most will be configured to retrieve from a designated web or FTP site.

Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.

P2P: Any peer-to-peer file swapping program, such as Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus, Grokster, Imesh, KaZaa, KaZaa Lite, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza, WinMX and Xolox. In an organization, can degrade network performance and consume vast amounts of storage. May create security issues as outsiders are granted access to internal files. Often bundled with Adware or Spyware.

Similar Pests:

 Downloader · Adware · P2P

Origins

Group:

 AtomWire Media Corp

URL:

 http://www.Atomwire.com

Date of Origin:

 November, 2002

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • AtomWire: 0.0%
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    Clot Factor:
  • AtomWire: 9

    • The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone.

    Growth:
  • AtomWire: Insufficient data to report growth
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    Operation

    Storage Required:
  • AtomWire: at least 593 KB
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    Risks

    Stability Issues:

    		 After our installation, we were greeted with "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application."

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove AtomWire from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Unregister DLLs:

    Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Remove Directories:

    Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 25, 2005