ADWARE_WHENU
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware may be dropped by other malware. It may be manually installed by a user.
It displays pop-up advertisements.
It comes with an uninstall package that completely removes the files it dropped and the registries it created.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Varies
PE
Yes
28 Apr 2008
Arrival Details
This adware may be dropped by other malware.
It may be manually installed by a user.
Installation
This adware drops the following file(s)/component(s):
- %Program Files%\ClockSync\Sync.exe
- %Program Files%\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\whse.exe
- %Program Files%\Save\SaveUninst.exe
- %Program Files%\WeatherCast\Weather.exe
- %Program Files%\WhenUSearch\whse.exe
- %System%\aamd532.dll
- %System%\MSInet.ocx
- %Windows%\system\gif89.dll
- %Windows%\system\MSCOMCTL.OCX
- %Windows%\system\Msstdfmt.dll
- %Windows%\system\riched32.dll
- %Windows%\system\SimpleRegistry.dll
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files.. %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.)
It creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\UControl
- %Program Files%\ClockSync
- %Program Files%\Common Files\UControl
- %Program Files%\Common Files\WhenU
- %Program Files%\DAEMON Tools SearchBar
- %Program Files%\Save
- %Program Files%\WeatherCast
- %Program Files%\WhenUSearch
- %Start Menu%\Programs\WhenUSearch
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows NT and C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Autostart Technique
This adware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
WhenUSearch = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\Search.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
WhenUSearchWHSE = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\whse.exe"
It adds the following registry keys to install itself as a Browser Helper Object (BHO):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects\{202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects\{BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ACM.ACMFactory
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ACM.ACMFactory.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\ACM.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{127DF9B4-D75D-44A6-AF78-8C3A8CEB03DB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0C4C45DB-A4DC-4CF4-8F1D-8CADF97855C9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{28D47530-CF84-11D1-834C-00A0249F0C28}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{389A5A59-1306-4389-A779-2EB9D0BC1FFB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{45E5DADB-DFDF-4FC3-A46C-DD34B6CDDB38}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4D5604E7-4737-40E9-819B-659922370515}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{605FA8C6-995D-48DC-995E-EC3C06D6CA0F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{70271F18-B604-40FE-A8CD-15BAEB11ED84}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{763BD795-24AE-44d7-82D8-F9A1EE799729}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A9AAE1AB-9688-42C5-86F5-C12F6B9015AD}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CB8ACEF9-1085-4B47-B969-963E56AA9543}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E2F2B9D0-96B9-4B25-B90C-636ECB207D18}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FC327B3F-377B-4CB7-8B61-27CD69816BC3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FEE7FD53-3356-4D4D-8978-2C4AE3A7E109}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Gif89.Gif89
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Gif89.Gif89.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InetCtls.Inet
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InetCtls.Inet.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{0A65CA2B-EDB9-48B1-92DA-1D92C72498E4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{236D7B88-595F-4330-9BCA-3050C6C4C091}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{2DB1A6DF-8120-47BD-9DCE-CFCD47B17B24}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{2F970EB7-3EA7-4AC1-BF38-FC22148EBACB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{43382522-A846-46F4-AC57-1F71AE6E1086}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{572FB162-C0BA-4EDF-8CFF-E3846153B9B0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{711648F0-5FF5-4C81-805E-A1AEDBAB4951}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{72A836D1-BC00-43C0-A941-17960E4FB842}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{8CBDBA78-8CD5-4037-BD94-67CD49958D23}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A1A53286-D448-44EE-9660-F60A620A24B1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{AB94D42B-64E9-436F-887C-CF38FE475CFC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BEAE14DB-A12A-442D-BF77-4644E3661211}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F3208E7F-0E66-4F1D-BAB9-EF7EC870ED24}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PLAYGIF.PlayGifCtrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SimpleRegistry.Registry
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SimpleRegistry.Registry.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{20752C25-2D97-4E6F-9EE2-94B74D202875}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F445}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{5B061650-38AE-49B4-9F5D-35396B2CEFF5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{916D4BE3-6B0F-4E73-871A-17BD6EF3B2F9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A001A440-E479-4FA9-8270-2CC9F0E69E2C}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A71F6500-F41D-4775-808C-98A93F1F6B04}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DF901432-1B9F-4F5B-9E56-301C553F9095}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\UControlScanAndRemove.UControlScanner
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WUDownld.WhenuDownload
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WUDownld.WhenuDownload.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WUSE.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WhenU.EmbedSE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WhenU.EmbedSE.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\drs.n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wss_sp_gen.Class1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wss_sp_reg.Class1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Auralis\
Wsst Screen Savers
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\DR_S
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WhenU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WhenU\
Weather
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\dfrprov
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\{2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{A27AD582-5BE5-4C2D-82F0-48B24FE02040}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Extensions\{737830B7-F1F9-4bae-A8FC-1433C71BEDFF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Bikini Girls Screensaver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ClockSync
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Harley Davidson Signs SS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Sakura Kinomoto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SaveNow
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
UControl Scan and Remove
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
WeatherCast
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
WhenUSaveMsg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
WhenUSavePBTB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
WhenUSearch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
WhenUSearchB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{8669BD13-2C83-431A-95A9-24B69DAF3A41}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UControl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WhenU
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WhenUSave
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WhenUSearch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WhenUShop
Adware Routine
This adware displays pop-up advertisements.
Other Details
This adware comes with an uninstall package that completely removes the files it dropped and the registries it added.
SOLUTION
9.200
0.707.00
19 Nov 2008
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
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_CLASSES_ROOT
- ACM.ACMFactory
- ACM.ACMFactory
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- ACM.ACMFactory.1
- ACM.ACMFactory.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- Gif89.Gif89
- Gif89.Gif89
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- Gif89.Gif89.1
- Gif89.Gif89.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- InetCtls.Inet
- InetCtls.Inet
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- InetCtls.Inet.1
- InetCtls.Inet.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- PLAYGIF.PlayGifCtrl.1
- PLAYGIF.PlayGifCtrl.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- SimpleRegistry.Registry
- SimpleRegistry.Registry
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- SimpleRegistry.Registry.1
- SimpleRegistry.Registry.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- UControlScanAndRemove.UControlScanner
- UControlScanAndRemove.UControlScanner
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- WUDownld.WhenuDownload
- WUDownld.WhenuDownload
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- WUDownld.WhenuDownload.1
- WUDownld.WhenuDownload.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- WUSE.1
- WUSE.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- WhenU.EmbedSE
- WhenU.EmbedSE
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- WhenU.EmbedSE.1
- WhenU.EmbedSE.1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- drs.n
- drs.n
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- wss_sp_gen.Class1
- wss_sp_gen.Class1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- wss_sp_reg.Class1
- wss_sp_reg.Class1
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID
- ACM.DLL
- ACM.DLL
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID
- {127DF9B4-D75D-44A6-AF78-8C3A8CEB03DB}
- {127DF9B4-D75D-44A6-AF78-8C3A8CEB03DB}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {0C4C45DB-A4DC-4CF4-8F1D-8CADF97855C9}
- {0C4C45DB-A4DC-4CF4-8F1D-8CADF97855C9}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
- {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
- {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {28D47530-CF84-11D1-834C-00A0249F0C28}
- {28D47530-CF84-11D1-834C-00A0249F0C28}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
- {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {389A5A59-1306-4389-A779-2EB9D0BC1FFB}
- {389A5A59-1306-4389-A779-2EB9D0BC1FFB}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {45E5DADB-DFDF-4FC3-A46C-DD34B6CDDB38}
- {45E5DADB-DFDF-4FC3-A46C-DD34B6CDDB38}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {4D5604E7-4737-40E9-819B-659922370515}
- {4D5604E7-4737-40E9-819B-659922370515}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {605FA8C6-995D-48DC-995E-EC3C06D6CA0F}
- {605FA8C6-995D-48DC-995E-EC3C06D6CA0F}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {70271F18-B604-40FE-A8CD-15BAEB11ED84}
- {70271F18-B604-40FE-A8CD-15BAEB11ED84}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
- {715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {763BD795-24AE-44d7-82D8-F9A1EE799729}
- {763BD795-24AE-44d7-82D8-F9A1EE799729}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {A9AAE1AB-9688-42C5-86F5-C12F6B9015AD}
- {A9AAE1AB-9688-42C5-86F5-C12F6B9015AD}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
- {BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {CB8ACEF9-1085-4B47-B969-963E56AA9543}
- {CB8ACEF9-1085-4B47-B969-963E56AA9543}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {E2F2B9D0-96B9-4B25-B90C-636ECB207D18}
- {E2F2B9D0-96B9-4B25-B90C-636ECB207D18}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {FC327B3F-377B-4CB7-8B61-27CD69816BC3}
- {FC327B3F-377B-4CB7-8B61-27CD69816BC3}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {FEE7FD53-3356-4D4D-8978-2C4AE3A7E109}
- {FEE7FD53-3356-4D4D-8978-2C4AE3A7E109}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {0A65CA2B-EDB9-48B1-92DA-1D92C72498E4}
- {0A65CA2B-EDB9-48B1-92DA-1D92C72498E4}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {236D7B88-595F-4330-9BCA-3050C6C4C091}
- {236D7B88-595F-4330-9BCA-3050C6C4C091}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {2DB1A6DF-8120-47BD-9DCE-CFCD47B17B24}
- {2DB1A6DF-8120-47BD-9DCE-CFCD47B17B24}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {2F970EB7-3EA7-4AC1-BF38-FC22148EBACB}
- {2F970EB7-3EA7-4AC1-BF38-FC22148EBACB}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {43382522-A846-46F4-AC57-1F71AE6E1086}
- {43382522-A846-46F4-AC57-1F71AE6E1086}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {572FB162-C0BA-4EDF-8CFF-E3846153B9B0}
- {572FB162-C0BA-4EDF-8CFF-E3846153B9B0}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {711648F0-5FF5-4C81-805E-A1AEDBAB4951}
- {711648F0-5FF5-4C81-805E-A1AEDBAB4951}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {72A836D1-BC00-43C0-A941-17960E4FB842}
- {72A836D1-BC00-43C0-A941-17960E4FB842}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {8CBDBA78-8CD5-4037-BD94-67CD49958D23}
- {8CBDBA78-8CD5-4037-BD94-67CD49958D23}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {A1A53286-D448-44EE-9660-F60A620A24B1}
- {A1A53286-D448-44EE-9660-F60A620A24B1}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {AB94D42B-64E9-436F-887C-CF38FE475CFC}
- {AB94D42B-64E9-436F-887C-CF38FE475CFC}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {BEAE14DB-A12A-442D-BF77-4644E3661211}
- {BEAE14DB-A12A-442D-BF77-4644E3661211}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {F3208E7F-0E66-4F1D-BAB9-EF7EC870ED24}
- {F3208E7F-0E66-4F1D-BAB9-EF7EC870ED24}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {20752C25-2D97-4E6F-9EE2-94B74D202875}
- {20752C25-2D97-4E6F-9EE2-94B74D202875}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F445}
- {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F445}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {5B061650-38AE-49B4-9F5D-35396B2CEFF5}
- {5B061650-38AE-49B4-9F5D-35396B2CEFF5}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {916D4BE3-6B0F-4E73-871A-17BD6EF3B2F9}
- {916D4BE3-6B0F-4E73-871A-17BD6EF3B2F9}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {A001A440-E479-4FA9-8270-2CC9F0E69E2C}
- {A001A440-E479-4FA9-8270-2CC9F0E69E2C}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {A71F6500-F41D-4775-808C-98A93F1F6B04}
- {A71F6500-F41D-4775-808C-98A93F1F6B04}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {DF901432-1B9F-4F5B-9E56-301C553F9095}
- {DF901432-1B9F-4F5B-9E56-301C553F9095}
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Auralis
- Wsst Screen Savers
- Wsst Screen Savers
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
- DR_S
- DR_S
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars
- {715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
- {715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
- CmdMapping
- CmdMapping
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
- WhenU
- WhenU
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
- dfrprov
- dfrprov
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
- {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
- {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- UControl
- UControl
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- WhenU
- WhenU
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- WhenUSave
- WhenUSave
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- WhenUSearch
- WhenUSearch
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- WhenUShop
- WhenUShop
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units
- {A27AD582-5BE5-4C2D-82F0-48B24FE02040}
- {A27AD582-5BE5-4C2D-82F0-48B24FE02040}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
- {737830B7-F1F9-4bae-A8FC-1433C71BEDFF}
- {737830B7-F1F9-4bae-A8FC-1433C71BEDFF}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
- {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
- {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
- {BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
- {BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- Bikini Girls Screensaver
- Bikini Girls Screensaver
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- ClockSync
- ClockSync
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- Harley Davidson Signs SS
- Harley Davidson Signs SS
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- Sakura Kinomoto
- Sakura Kinomoto
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- SaveNow
- SaveNow
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- UControl Scan and Remove
- UControl Scan and Remove
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- WeatherCast
- WeatherCast
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- WhenUSaveMsg
- WhenUSaveMsg
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- WhenUSavePBTB
- WhenUSavePBTB
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- WhenUSearch
- WhenUSearch
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- WhenUSearchB
- WhenUSearchB
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- {8669BD13-2C83-431A-95A9-24B69DAF3A41}
- {8669BD13-2C83-431A-95A9-24B69DAF3A41}
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- WhenUSearch = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\Search.exe"
- WhenUSearch = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\Search.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- WhenUSearchWHSE = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\whse.exe"
- WhenUSearchWHSE = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\whse.exe"
Step 5
Search and delete these files
- %System%\aamd532.dll
- %System%\MSInet.ocx
- %Windows%\system\gif89.dll
- %Windows%\system\MSCOMCTL.OCX
- %Windows%\system\Msstdfmt.dll
- %Windows%\system\riched32.dll
- %Windows%\system\SimpleRegistry.dll
Step 6
Search and delete these folders
- %Application Data%\UControl
- %Program Files%\ClockSync
- %Program Files%\Common Files\UControl
- %Program Files%\Common Files\WhenU
- %Program Files%\DAEMON Tools SearchBar
- %Program Files%\Save
- %Program Files%\WeatherCast
- %Program Files%\WhenUSearch
- %Start Menu%\Programs\WhenUSearch
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as ADWARE_WHENU. 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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