Analysis by: Jaime Benigno Reyes
 Modified by: Mark Joseph Manahan
ALIASES:

Adware/GoonSearch (Fortinet), AdWare.Win32.GoonSearch (Ikarus), BProtector (Sunbelt), Adware.GoonSquad (Symantec), AdWare.Win32.GoonSearch.b (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This adware may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 30 Nov 2012

Arrival Details

This adware may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This adware creates the following folders:

  • %All Users Profile%\Application Data\bProtector

(Note: %All Users Profile% is the All Users or Common profile folder, which is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users in Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, and C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista and 7.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.300
SSAPI PATTERN File: 1.385.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 27 Mar 2013

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

Search and delete these files

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.  
  • %All Users Profile%\Application Data\bProtector

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_GOONSEARCH 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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