Adware.Hicosmea
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Short bio
Adware.Hicosmea is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a family of adwaretargeting Windows systems.
Malicious behavior
Adware.Hicosmea typically drops a DLL in a new subfolder of %APPDATA%roaming. This DLL will then be loaded in explorer.exeto display pop-ups and other forms of advertisements.
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks Adware.Hicosmea
Home remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.Hicosmea without further user interaction.