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Adware-Sipspi

Type
Program
SubType
Adware
Discovery Date
05/11/2005
Minimum DAT
4489 (05/11/2005)
Updated DAT
4652 (12/16/2005)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
05/11/2005
Description Modified
12/16/2005 12:08 AM (PT)

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Characteristics

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Summary:

This is not a virus or Trojan. It is a direct adware marketing application. Upon execution this application install itself as a browser helper object (BHO) for the internet explorer. Upon execution pop ups are displayed related to the websites accessed by the users.

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.

Installation:

File name: sipspi32.dll
MD5Hash: 89c226e8ad32bb7812dff0e4a39a6d23

On executing the application some of the registry keys which get added are:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\
    TrustedPublisher
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Bho1.html
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Bho1.html.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {15651C7C-E812-44a2-A9AC-B467A2233E7D}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {622CC208-B014-4FE0-801B-874A5E5E403A}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {9C5B2F29-1F46-4639-A6B4-828942301D3E}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {16F6A635-09F8-44E6-953E-81D037647255}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {34DCDBDB-60EF-4281-92C6-68C299AAB8E5}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {FC02833E-9FDE-4862-974F-828887716A28}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
    {B8F9DD56-4FFA-47B0-B9D7-42F45A752F4E}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
    {E9A45914-275E-4866-BB75-5D65CBC3F311}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\
    {622CC208-B014-4FE0-801B-874A5E5E403A}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\
    {9C5B2F29-1F46-4639-A6B4-828942301D3E}

Following file is dropped in the windows folder:

  • c:\WINDOWS\system32\GIDCAI32.dll

Aliases

Aliases

  • Kaspersky: AdWare.Win32.123Mania.c
  • Panda Antivirus: Adware/123Mania
  • Symantec: Adware.MatrixSearch