ADW_SEARCH
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
215,184 bytes
EXE
Yes
26 Nov 2013
Arrival Details
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Autostart Technique
This adware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
BaroSearch = "%Program Files%\BaroSearch\barosearchs.exe"
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BaroSearch
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BaroSearch
Aff = "4044419646F72EA1B5"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BaroSearch
ver = "2.7"
Dropping Routine
This adware drops the following files:
- %Program Files%\BaroSearch\icon.zip
- %Program Files%\BaroSearch\barosearch.exe
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://download.{BLOCKED}arch.co.kr/bacon2/_autofile/_icon/A11043976.zip
- http://download.{BLOCKED}arch.co.kr/bacon2/A11043976/{BLOCKED}arch.exe
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- BaroSearch
Step 4
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- BaroSearch = "%Program Files%\BaroSearch\barosearchs.exe"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BaroSearch
- Aff = "4044419646F72EA1B5"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BaroSearch
- ver = "2.7"
Step 5
Search and delete these components
- %Program Files%\BaroSearch\icon.zip
- %Program Files%\BaroSearch\barosearch.exe
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as ADW_SEARCH. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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