MoneyGainer is an adware application, which monitors user activity and appends specific code to certain web site addresses. This code allows the threat's author to earn money when the user visits those resources. MoneyGainer can also serve unsolicited commercial advertisements. It regularly contacts a predetermined web server to check for and download updated configuration settings. MoneyGainer must be manually installed. It works as the web browser's add-on and runs every time the user launches Internet Explorer.
