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ZeroPopup

Type
Program
SubType
-
Discovery Date
02/14/2003
Minimum DAT
4248 (02/19/2003)
Updated DAT
4539 (07/20/2005)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
02/14/2003
Description Modified
02/14/2003 5:02 PM (PT)

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Characteristics

This detection covers a "potentially unwanted application", it is not a virus or trojan. However, this application is associated with the Tellafriend trojan.

This application exists as an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object that is designed to prevent the display of popup windows while browsing the Internet. It also modifies the default search and start pages of Internet Explorer. The application exist as a .DLL file, commonly installed as zeropopupbar.dll in the WINDOWS SYSTEM (%SysDir%) directory.

The following registry keys get created when installing this application:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\&Sample Toolband Serach
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\zeropopup
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{72A58725-2635-4725-8C53-676DFD1FEB8D}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{95B92D92-8B7D-4A19-A3F1-43113B4DBCAF}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ToolBand.ToolBandObj
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{5297E905-1DFB-4A9C-9871-A4F95FD58945}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\
    Distribution Units\{72A58725-2635-4725-8C53-676DFD1FEB8D}

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