ADWARE_BHO_SEARCHCENTRIX

April 20, 2015
 Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
 ALIASES:

BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchCentrix (Microsoft); Adware.Searchcentrix.B (BitDefender); Adware.Searchcentrix.B (F-Secure); Adware/Searchcentrix (Fortinet); not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Searchcentrix.a (Kaspersky); ADSPY/Searchcentrix.A (Avira)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

57,344 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Apr 2011

Arrival Details

This spyware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{GUID 1}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{GUID 2}

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{GUID 1}
(Default) = "Setup"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{GUID 1}\TypeLib
(Default) = "{GUID 2}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{GUID 1}\TypeLib
Version = "1e.0"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{GUID 2}\1e.0
(Default) = "SomaticCAB"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{GUID 2}\1e.0\
0\win32
(Default) = "{malware path and filename}"

Other Details

This spyware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.