Adware.Yelloader

Short bio

Adware.Yelloader is Malwarebytes’ detection name for an adwarefamily targeting Windows systems.

Symptoms

Adware.Yelloader is believed to be a part of the bigger Fireballfamily that is renowned for its use of various invasive techniques, like rootkitsthat disable security software by labelling their certificates as “untrusted.”

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks Adware.Yelloader

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.Yelloader without further user interaction.

1. Please download Malwarebytesto your desktop.
2. Double-click MBSetup.exeand follow the prompts to install the program.
3. When your Malwarebytes for Windowsinstallation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
4. Click on the Get started button.
5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
6. Click Quarantineto remove the found threats.
7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

If the infection keeps coming back, the rootkit components may need to be removed by Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit BETAbefore the regular Malwarebytes scanner can take care of the rest. This is usually true for users that get an error “Requested resource is in use.”