ADW_MULTIPLUG.GA

This adware may be manually installed by a user.

Arrival Details

This adware may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This adware adds the following folders:

• %All Users Profile%\Application Data\Trusted Publisher (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Application Data\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\EZDownloader (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LiveSupport (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2 (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SkypEmoticons (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\EZDownloader (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2 (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\LiveSupport (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\SkypEmoticons (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Trusted Publisher (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\random alphanumeric characters.default\searchplugins
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\Temp
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro
• %System%\AMD64
• %System%\X86
• %User Temp%\7E82590C-48C6-48BD-9DBB-BDCC68C3CBB8[i]
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\images
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp

(Note: %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData 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.. %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %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:

• %All Users Profile%\Application Data\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster\SW-Booster.exe (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Application Data\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster\{random number} (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Application Data\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster\{random number}.ini (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Desktop\EZDownloader.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LiveSupport\LiveSupport.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LiveSupport\Uninstall LiveSupport.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Check updates.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Help.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Optimizer Pro on the Web.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Optimizer Pro.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Uninstall Optimizer Pro.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SkypEmoticons\SkypEmoticons.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\LiveSupport\LiveSupport.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\LiveSupport\Uninstall LiveSupport.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Check updates.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Help.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Optimizer Pro on the Web.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Optimizer Pro.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Optimizer Pro v3.2\Uninstall Optimizer Pro.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\SkypEmoticons\SkypEmoticons.lnk (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
• %All Users Profile%\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster\SW-Booster.exe (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster\{random number} (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %All Users Profile%\Trusted Publisher\SW-Booster\{random number}.ini (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %Application Data%\LiveSupport.exe_log.txt
• %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\random alphanumeric characters.default\searchplugins\WebSearch.xml
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\Lng.s
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\Res.dll
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\SE.exe
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\SEDownloader.exe
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\Settings.se
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\Temp\SE.exe
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\unins000.dat
• %Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\unins000.exe
• %Application Data%\regsvr32.exe_log.txt
• %Desktop%\LiveSupport.lnk
• %Desktop%\Optimizer Pro.lnk
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.Core.dll
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.Extension.dll
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.Spider.dll
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.exe
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\EZDownloader.exe.config
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\Interop.SHDocVw.dll
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\TabStrip.dll
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\unins000.dat
• %Program Files%\EZDownloader\unins000.exe
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport\LiveSupport.exe
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport\LiveSupport_deskband_x32.dll
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport\LiveSupport_deskband_x64.dll
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport\unins000.dat
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport\unins000.exe
• %Program Files%\LiveSupport\unins000.msg
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\CookiesException.txt
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\English.ini
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\English.iniAM
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\HomePage.url
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProGuard.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProHelper.dll
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProLauncher.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProReminder.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProSchedule.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProSmartScan.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProStart.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProUninstaller.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptimizerPro.chm
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptimizerPro.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\StartupList.txt
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\bg_new3.bmp
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\cancel.bmp
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\file_id.diz
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\itdownload.dll
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\scan.gif
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\sqlite3.dll
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\unins000.dat
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\unins000.exe
• %Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\unins000.msg
• %System Root%\Users\Public\Desktop\EZDownloader.lnk (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %System%\Tasks\SW-Booster-S-{random number}
• %User Temp%\7E82590C-48C6-48BD-9DBB-BDCC68C3CBB8[i]\tmp
• %User Temp%\LiveSupport_setup.exe
• %User Temp%\optprosetup.exe
• %User Temp%\sSetup-se.exe
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\images\loader.gif
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\images\progressbar.gif
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\10.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\11.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\2.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\4.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\4_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\4_2.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\4_2_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\5.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1_2.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1_2_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1_3.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1_4.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1_5.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_1_6.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_2.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_2_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\6_3.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\7.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\7_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\7_2.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\8.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\8_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\8_2.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\8_2_1.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\8_2_1.ini.txt
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\9.ini
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\steps\9.ini.txt
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp\EzDownloader_setup.exe
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp\OpProSetup.exe
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp\fs_sdhp.exe
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp\putfu.exe
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp\usetup.exe
• %User Temp%\{random alphanumeric characters}\temp\wpc_mystartsearch.exe
• %Windows%\Tasks\SW-Booster-S-{random number}.job

(Note: %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData 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.. %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.. %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in 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.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %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.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Autostart Technique

This adware creates the following registry entries to enable automatic execution of dropped component at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
LiveSupport = ""%Program Files%\LiveSupport\LiveSupport.exe" /noshow /log"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Optimizer Pro = "%Program Files%\Optimizer Pro\OptProLauncher.exe"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
se = ""%Application Data%\SkypEmoticons\SE.exe" /minimized "

Other System Modifications

This adware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F28C2F70-47DE-4EA5-8F6D-7D1476CD1EF5}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{3B3F3AAD-FB97-49FF-BFEE-D22869AC4326}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\
CLSID\{F28C2F70-47DE-4EA5-8F6D-7D1476CD1EF5}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LiveSupport

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{BB74DE59-BC4C-4172-9AC4-73315F71CFFE}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Optimizer Pro

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WebApp

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{3B3F3AAD-FB97-49FF-BFEE-D22869AC4326}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{BB74DE59-BC4C-4172-9AC4-73315F71CFFE}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
LiveSupport_is1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Optimizer Pro_is1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
S-{random number}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SkypEmoticons_is1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{0F44DC3A-6E62-4961-A14B-95323C512F9B}_is1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{0F44DC3A-6E62-4961-A14B-95323C512F9B}_is1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SW-Booster

It modifies the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page = "http://websearch.searchfix.info/?unqvl={number}&idate={installation date}"

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is "{user's start page}".)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page = "http://websearch.searchfix.info/?unqvl={number}&idate={installation date}"

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is "{user's start page}".)

Other Details

This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://ad131m.{BLOCKED}2.co
• http://app1.skype.{BLOCKED}c.com
• http://{BLOCKED}filessoft.info
• http://bi.{BLOCKED}rvers.net
• http://c1.{BLOCKED}te.info
• http://creative.{BLOCKED}m.com
• http://dl.{BLOCKED}servers.net/111000530/OptimizerPro.exe
• http://dl.{BLOCKED}rvers.net/171000530/LiveSupport.exe
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/addons/agup.exe
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/addons/ezdownloader.exe
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/addons/sSetup-se.exe
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/addons/sinstall.exe
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/images/945/sidebar.png
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/images/accept.png
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/images/next.png
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/images/progress.png
• http://i1.{BLOCKED}ity.info/images/titlebar.png
• http://i2.{BLOCKED}ity.info/addons/agup.exe
• http://i2.{BLOCKED}ity.info/addons/ezdownloader.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}zepro.biz
• http://r1.{BLOCKED}er.info
• http://s.{BLOCKED}m.com
• http://{BLOCKED}oticons.com/get/up/Lng.s
• http://{BLOCKED}oticons.com/get/up/Res.dll
• http://{BLOCKED}oticons.com/get/up/SE.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}eusa.info/DeltaFix.exe
• http://websearch.{BLOCKED}fix.info/favicon.ico
• http://www.{BLOCKED}min.com/home/wpc_mystartsearch.exe