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This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following folders:

• %AppDataLocal%\FindYourMapsTooltab
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp

(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

It drops the following files:

• %AppDataLocal%\FindYourMapsTooltab\TooltabExtension.dll
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\cancel_blue_1473354968093.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\FindYourMaps_msi_bg-copy_1501775064820.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\FindYourMaps_msi_bg-copy_1501775079234.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\Install_ENG_1435680405923.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\installerParams
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\reporting
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\secondary_accept.png
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\secondary_bg.png
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\secondary_decline.png
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\System.dll

(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Other System Modifications

This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FindYourMaps

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FindYourMapsTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FindYourMaps
Start Page = http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/findyourmaps/ttab02/index.html?n={hex string}&p2=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&ptb={GUID}&coid={hex string}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FindYourMaps
UnInstallSurveyUrl = http://@{downloadDomain}.dl.{BLOCKED}y.com/uninstall.jhtml?surveyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.{BLOCKED}ch.net%2Fr%2FHYSCVNM%3Fc%3D{GUID}%26ptb%3D^BYD^mni000^TTAB02

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page = http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/findyourmaps/ttab02/index.html?n={hex string}&p2=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&ptb={GUID}&coid={hex string}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
NewTabPageShow = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FindYourMapsTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
DisplayName = FindYourMaps Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FindYourMapsTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
HelpLink = http://support.{BLOCKED}ark.com/

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FindYourMapsTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
Publisher = Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FindYourMapsTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
UninstallString = Rundll32.exe "%AppDataLocal%\FindYourMapsTooltab\TooltabExtension.dll" U uninstall:FindYourMaps

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FindYourMapsTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
URLInfoAbout = http://support.{BLOCKED}ark.com/

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following website to send and receive information:

• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-16&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-17&coid=&refPartner=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=2077188745&refCobrand=BYD&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=TTAB02&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-8&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=1%2Eexe&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-17&coid={hex string}&refPartner=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2043763669&refCobrand=BYD&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=TTAB02&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-13&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=EmptyPartnerId&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-17&coid={hex string}&refPartner=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=2007027427&refCobrand=BYD&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=TTAB02&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerInvoked&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-17&coid={hex string}&refPartner=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=2064729513&refCobrand=BYD&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=TTAB02&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerFinished&tbUID={GUID}&tbVer=&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-17&coid={hex string}&refPartner=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=2101804607&refCobrand=BYD&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=TTAB02&refCountry=

NOTES:

It displays the following installer window:

Checking Make FindYourMaps my homepage & new tab. modifies the Internet Explorer homepage to http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/findyourmaps/ttab02/index.html?n={hex string}&p2=^BYD^mni000^TTAB02&ptb={GUID}&coid={hex string}.

Uninstalling this program opens the site http://@{downloadDomain}.dl.myway.com/uninstall.jhtml?surveyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.research.net%2Fr%2FHYSCVNM%3Fc%3D{GUID}%26ptb%3D^BYD^mni000^TTAB02 in your default browser.