PUA_INTERNETSPEEDTRACKER.GB

This Potenitally 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.

Arrival Details

This Potenitally 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 Potenitally Unwanted Application adds the following folders:

• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

It drops the following files:

• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\System.dll
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\Isolated_Install_{random}.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\cancel_blue_japanese_{random}.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\japanese_install_{random}.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\Isolated_Install-progress_{random}.bmp
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\installerParams
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\secondary_bg.png
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\secondary_accept.png
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\secondary_decline.png
• %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\reporting
• %AppDataLocal%\Internet Speed TrackerTooltab\TooltabExtension.dll

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %AppDataLocal% is the Application Data folder found in Local Settings, where it is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other System Modifications

This Potenitally Unwanted Application adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Internet Speed Tracker

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Internet Speed TrackerTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Internet Speed Tracker
Start Page = http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/internetspeedtracker/{value}/index.html?n={value}&p2={value}&ptb={value}&coid={value}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page = http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/internetspeedtracker/{value}/index.html?n={value}&p2={value}&ptb={value}&coid={value}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Internet Speed TrackerTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
DisplayName = Internet Speed Tracker Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab

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

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Internet Speed TrackerTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
HelpLink = {help URL}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Internet Speed TrackerTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
URLInfoAbout = {URL}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Internet Speed Tracker
UnInstallSurveyUrl = {URL}

Other Details

This Potenitally Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode={value}&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=&platform=vicinio&anxv={value}&anxd={value}&coid=&refPartner={value}&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr={value}&refCobrand=BBQ&refCampaign={value}&refTrack={value}&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode={value}&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails={value}&platform=vicinio&anxv={value}&anxd={value}&coid={value}&refPartner={value}&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-{value}&refCobrand=BBQ&refCampaign={value}&refTrack={value}&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerInvoked&platform=vicinio&anxv={value}&anxd={value}&coid={value}&refPartner={value}&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr={value}&refCobrand=BBQ&refCampaign={value}&refTrack={value}&refCountry=
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode={value}&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=EmptyPartnerId&platform=vicinio&anxv={value}&anxd={value}&coid={value}&refPartner={value}&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr={value}&refCobrand=BBQ&refCampaign={value}&refTrack={value}&refCountry=
• http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/internetspeedtracker/{value}/index.html?n={value}&p2={value}&ptb={value}&coid={value}
• http://anx.{BLOCKED}ark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerFinished&tbUID={value}&tbVer=&platform=vicinio&anxv={value}&anxd={value}&coid={value}&refPartner={value}&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr={value}&refCobrand=BBQ&refCampaign={value}&refTrack={value}&refCountry=
• http://akz.{BLOCKED}m.com/images/vicinio/chrome/spent/images/logos/BBQ.png
• http://akz.{BLOCKED}m.com/images/webtooltab/search/google.png
• http://hp.{BLOCKED}y.com/internetspeedtracker/{value}/assets/b07fac2f24e32499d27b/app.js