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Adware blocks Antivirus | SmartService Rootkit
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Published on May 1, 2017
Smart Service with s5mark acts as an Adware and PUP bodyguard, installing a rootkit driver, that blocks antivirus or security solutions from starting. It also maintains multiple hidden vmxclient processes constantly accessing the internet.

(For the burn) Adware -1, Windows Defender -0

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