Name: DelFin.Media Viewer Category: Adware Alias: PromulGate Advice: Remove Risk: Elevated Risk Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. Description: DelFin Media Viewer, also called PromulGate, is an adware-based media player. From the Privacy Policy: "DELFIN will establish a unique anonymous identifier for each DELFIN PromulGate user. DELFIN will provide this identifier and the member’s zip code and/or area code to its advertising agents. DELFIN will also collect certain anonymous information about the members and users of DELFIN services and provide such information to its advertising agents in a manner that may link the anonymous information with the unique anonymous identifier for each member." From the EULA on installation: "The SOFTWARE PRODUCT will make brief, but occasional contact with DELFIN’s advertising servers and 3rd party servers solely for the purpose to update offers, activity information, and technology enhancement features. To improve and enhance software features and functions DELFIN may occasionally upgrade the SOFTWARE PRODUCT automatically. These updates will not take up significant computer resources or bandwidth and will be brief and seamless to YOU. If very substantial or significant changes to the software and bandwidth requirements are needed the product will notify YOU with a click-thru agreement to obtain YOUR consent." Signatures: process: pcsvc.exe: MD5 Hash: 6e2d1fab18a38ed48cd... process: pcsvc.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: dpi.exe: MD5 Hash: 2b0ecbb4a72dac28099... process: dpi.exe: MD5 Hash: 44dbd32255cb30a25cb... process: pgmonitr.exe: MD5 Hash: 417b8e1d8677640c5c7... process: patchme.exe: MD5 Hash: 537be998631ae588313... process: delfinmediaviewer_sn-f2.11.0017.exe: MD5 Hash: 51a9d632ff964d1138b... process: tatss.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: wsxsvc.exe: MD5 Hash: dc6ce2e29aa19093dcf... process: vmss.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: vmss.exe: MD5 Hash: 9c2cd97f85e4a06e9fb... process: picsvr.exe: MD5 Hash: 79a079ba282db68d120... process: nsvsvc.exe: MD5 Hash: 16645ad95781969367a... process: tatss.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: mm15201518.stub.exe: MD5 Hash: f6fc4406584cd4752c0... process: aluter40.exe: MD5 Hash: 163536d6bfc9fcdf475... process: apcsa.exe: MD5 Hash: 8fc9c0f4230a9dd4d1d... process: mm15201518.stub.exe: MD5 Hash: a20d1a99de999083056... process: vidctrl.exe: MD5 Hash: 98b737bf224bf173fb7... process: vmss.exe: MD5 Hash: 25d2d5f949e67f5927b... process: ipke.exe: MD5 Hash: bbfbaf8482695f93d98... process: vidctrl.exe: MD5 Hash: 98b737bf224bf173fb7... process: removedisplayutility.exe: MD5 Hash: b2978c470aa2cd7990c... process: cxin.exe: MD5 Hash: d729b153afd9c7efe4c... process: cxin.exe: MD5 Hash: f3fb7d2d453faf91e84... process: g181511.a.stub.exe: MD5 Hash: 6b5d5d168867b580ce9... process: rtrmin.exe: MD5 Hash: d020f2545d802a8c80e... process: rtrmin.exe: MD5 Hash: 8d138d11f081a3bbc49... process: uptodater.exe: MD5 Hash: 854ff2635b7f0221406... process: rtrmin.exe: MD5 Hash: a6edf491ad1e15bc8a0... process: removewebdp.exe: MD5 Hash: af402e949ddeca63fca... process: nfomon.exe: MD5 Hash: 65f67d0eeb2d7212907... process: vidmon.exe: MD5 Hash: 5232dcefae5ee377ceb... process: dpi.exe: MD5 Hash: 2b0ecbb4a72dac28099... process: tatss.exe: MD5 Hash: 0407101e49e00025c51... process: cxin.exe: MD5 Hash: d729b153afd9c7efe4c... process: cxin.exe: MD5 Hash: f3fb7d2d453faf91e84... process: rtrmin.exe: MD5 Hash: a6edf491ad1e15bc8a0... process: uptodater.exe: MD5 Hash: 854ff2635b7f0221406... process: rtrmin.exe: MD5 Hash: d020f2545d802a8c80e... process: rtrmin.exe: MD5 Hash: 8d138d11f081a3bbc49... process: nfomon.exe: MD5 Hash: 65f67d0eeb2d7212907.. Type: Adware - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance.