Adware/Fictus

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Adware/Fictus is classified as a type of adware.
Adware is any software package that automatically displays advertisements while the program is running. Adware is often not malicious, but unwanted, and a user is often unaware of its being installed on the local machine.
The Fortinet Antivirus Analyst Team is constantly updating our descriptions. Please check the FortiGuard Encyclopedia regularly for updates.

recommended-action-logoRecommended Action

  • Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
  • Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.

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Detection Availability

FortiClient
Extreme
FortiMail
Extreme
FortiSandbox
Extreme
FortiWeb
Extreme
Web Application Firewall
Extreme
FortiIsolator
Extreme
FortiDeceptor
Extreme
FortiEDR

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2019-01-29 65.99600 Sig Updated
2019-01-08 65.49200 Sig Updated
2018-12-28 65.23700 Sig Updated
2018-12-25 65.15600 Sig Updated
2018-12-17 64.97300 Sig Updated
2018-12-05 64.68700 Sig Updated
2018-12-04 64.65100 Sig Added
2018-11-20 64.31700 Sig Updated
2018-11-13 64.14900 Sig Updated
2018-10-27 63.74900 Sig Updated