After installing recently daemon tools because i had to re format my PC due to comodo's firewall buggy software i find that the creators are now piggybacking malware on their program, i ran a malware bytes scan and to my surprise there were quite a few malwares: Maucampo Adware: mods adds while browsing based on your preferences. Opencandy Adware too, performs similar to maucampo. Somoto Adware once again, performs much like Opencandy and Maucampo it spies what you like to browse and sends the data while modding the ads based on that. Spoiler Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org Scan Date: 29/04/2014 Scan Time: 16:46:34 Logfile: malware.txt Administrator: Yes Version: 2.00.1.1004 Malware Database: v2014.04.29.08 Rootkit Database: v2014.03.27.01 License: Free Malware Protection: Disabled Malicious Website Protection: Disabled Chameleon: Disabled OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x86 File System: NTFS User: Duncan Scan Type: Threat Scan Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 225431 Time Elapsed: 14 min, 22 sec Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled Shuriken: Enabled PUP: Enabled PUM: Enabled Processes: 0 (No malicious items detected) Modules: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Values: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folders: 0 (No malicious items detected) Files: 5 PUP.Optional.Somoto, C:\Users\Duncan\AppData\Local\Temp\nsnD53B.tmp, , [d54755db2259b0864f3f7454ec173fc1], PUP.Optional.Somoto, C:\Users\Duncan\AppData\Local\Temp\bitool.dll, , [a577ff31255671c58facc1419f631ee2], PUP.Optional.OpenCandy, C:\Users\Duncan\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr62C9.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll, , [9884210f0477e15555d2a4b4a85cac54], PUP.Optional.OpenCandy, C:\Users\Duncan\AppData\Local\Temp\is-SPS23.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll, , [ce4ed65a196245f150d794c4c83cd32d], PUP.Optional.OpenCandy, C:\Users\Duncan\Downloads\DTLite4491-0356.exe, , [160640f093e8c274949370e8c1439e62], Physical Sectors: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end) Overall for those unaware Daemon tools lite is now packed with adware that can be harmful to your PC Also Daemon tools acknowledges this and does not really cares. herd protect says that the installer is indeed riddled with malware. Cnet reports the same story
Daemon tools has always had adware attached to it from day 1. I've never seen a single ad from it though...
It's now attached to the installer tho, as soon as you run it Somoto and opencandy are installed on the background w/o you knowing it.
It has ALWAYS been attached to the installer. The only difference is now they have different adware than before.
How about the pro version ? i have the pro version installed ane cracked using a crack program and i havent seen any ads yet . Moreover Kaspersky didnt detect any adware while installing .
Avast! dint either when i was installing the lite version, run a scan with malware bytes nor my COMODO Firewall picked it up. In theory the pro version would not have malware, but better safe than sorry. Is that so? odd my search via google and in the forums only reported the issue as of recent.
Back when I actually used Daemon Tools circa 2008 (hella obsolete now), AVG and COMODO would pick it up. Still, like I had mentioned, I never saw any adverse effects from the software.
I've been running Daemon Tools for years and have never seen anything icky. Not back when I was running XP and not now that I'm running Windows 7. And not that I am running Windows 7 I'm so loving the desktop gadget! ;v)
Adware like opencandy should be removed by free tool - malwarebytes, or by hand - soft2secure.com/knowledgebase/opencandy
Just installed DAEMON Tools Lite today and nothing . . . . . . . . no malware, no virus, no nothing. Just installed what it said it would install (it's because I agreed to it ^_^ )
