Adware.Win32.2345Soft.B
Windows
Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This Adware creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\2345SafeCenter\Data
- %Application Data%\2345SafeCenter
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This Adware adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\
2345SafeCenter
Path = "%User Temp%"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\2345.com\
2345SafeCenter
ActiveDaysNow = "1581564966 1832"
Dropping Routine
This Adware drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\2345SafeCenter\Data\ClickStat
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
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\Wow6432Node\2345SafeCenter
- Path = "%User Temp%"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\2345.com\2345SafeCenter
- ActiveDaysNow = "1581564966 1832"
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- %Application Data%\2345SafeCenter\Data\ClickStat
Step 4
Search and delete these folders
- %Application Data%\2345SafeCenter\Data
- %Application Data%\2345SafeCenter
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Adware.Win32.2345Soft.B. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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