Adware.123mania_com

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Name:	Adware.123mania_com
Threat Level:	High
Description:	123Mania is a hijacker and adware from Matrix Technology Network. It consists of advertising and search hijacker dll. Both dlls are also Internet Explorer Browser Helper Objects. It spawns untargeted pop-ups from 123mania.com mirrors. It compromises Windows code-signing system by installing Matrix Technology Network as Trusted publishers which allows other Matrix Technology products to be installed even after removal of the infection.
Type:	TT_Adware, TT_Hijacker
By:	Matrix Technology Network
Also known as:	Adware.MatrixSearch [Symantec]
Removal:	This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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