Adware-EliteBar.dll

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Adware-EliteBar.dll

Type: Program
SubType: Application extension
Discovery Date: 05/17/2005
Minimum DAT: 4493 (05/17/2005)
Updated DAT: 4683 (01/26/2006)
Minimum Engine: 5.1.00
Description Added: 05/17/2005
Description Modified: 06/14/2005 6:51 AM (PT)

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Characteristics

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Summary

This is not a virus or a trojan. It is an adware program that belongs to searchmiracle.com. Upon execution, this application installs a toolbar in Internet explorer, modifies the default search page and favorites menu and pops up advertisements.

Privacy

No license agreement is displayed during installation, although one could be displayed by another installer if bundled with another application.

Installation

Filename : EliteBar version 59.dll
MD5 : 6b51045b8a8db3873823e1a525812225

Upon execution, the application connects to searchmiracle.com and installs EliteBar toolbar in Internet Explorer.

The following run entry is created in the system registry so that the application is activated on system startup.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|checkrun
"Value Data" = "c:\windows\system32\elitetun32.exe"

The following BHO is installed in Internet Explorer.

%WINDOWS%\EliteToolBar\EliteToolBar version 60.dll

The following Registry entries are added to hook system startup.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\
WebBrowser|{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
{28CAEFF3-0F18-4036-B504-51D73BD81ABC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
{DBF33E89-1784-42AC-ADE4-A428F56550A3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
{A9B28EF6-ABF3-463B-A3D8-4D0D0BADFADC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
{CA9FC31A-6F35-4493-B629-E64BD6170A17}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Toolbar|{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\
{28CAEFF3-0F18-4036-B504-51D73BD81ABC}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Elitum
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall\EliteBar Internet Explorer Toolbar