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Adware-Beginto.dll

Type
Program
SubType
Application extension
Discovery Date
04/25/2005
Minimum DAT
4476 (04/25/2005)
Updated DAT
5215 (01/24/2008)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
04/25/2005
Description Modified
09/13/2005 3:44 AM (PT)

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Characteristics

McAfee(R) AVERT recognizes that this program may have legitimate uses in contexts where an authorized administrator has knowingly installed this application. If you agreed to a license agreement for this, or another bundled application, you may have legal obligations with regard to removing this software, or using the host application without this software. Please contact the software vendor for further information.

See http://vil.nai.com/vil/DATReadme.asp for a list of Program detections added to the DATs.

See http://vil.nai.com/vil/pups/configuration.htm for information about how to enable, disable, and exclude detection of legitimately installed programs.

Summary

This is not a virus or a Trojan.
It is an adware application and may generate extra pop-up ads while using Internet Explorer. This kind of application generally comes bundled with another program, which usually discloses the fact that it is ad-supported


Privacy

No license agreement is displayed during installation, although one could be displayed by another installer if bundled with another application. No EULA or privacy policy related to the software could be found.

System Changes

File Name: ienb.dll
MD5Hash: 6ce2fa351bb68ad1051d8c06df4ac09d

Once this dll is registered, shortcuts to some URLs are dropped (as shown below). A BHO entry is also created.

Following registry entries are added:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {D7A7442D-85A9-475F-82F9-65ED4110B4C5}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {22DFEAE8-9AD2-4FC6-9CBA-A6566CA3B6EB}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {12CB5A72-9CBD-4C3C-999D-140C5D196068}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {0D2C959E-BA6A-4BBA-97AD-5BCA3F416F4D}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {C29B2FB8-E65F-4239-BB2B-E52BC74B78B7}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {B481FEE7-CECB-402F-BCB9-8C612AA5F63D}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {AABA5D92-6CBD-4F4D-A718-EB6BAF59EB4C}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {8BF896EC-DBA2-4415-A30A-246DA121825B}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {6C74660B-1019-44A1-90DB-73D148CD3D83}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {3567EB04-1CBD-4CDE-A75B-0926BDC09694}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\_gpstool
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\
    {22DFEAE8-9AD2-4FC6-9CBA-A6566CA3B6EB}

Aliases

Aliases

  • Adware.Beginto.d : Kaspersky Lab
  • Adware/Beginto : Panda Antivirus