Content
Adware-ZSearch.dr
- Type
- Program
- SubType
- Dropper
- Discovery Date
- 02/16/2006
- Minimum DAT
- 4698 (02/16/2006)
- Updated DAT
- 4698 (02/16/2006)
- Minimum Engine
- 5.1.00
- Description Added
- 02/16/2006
- Description Modified
- 02/16/2006 10:56 PM (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.
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Summary
This is not a virus or Trojan. It is an adware dropper. Upon execution, it drops adware components and adds a toolbar with its own search bar. Any search performed in its search bar will take to “app1.jkahfmal.com”.
Privacy
No license agreement is displayed during installation, although one could be displayed by another installer if bundled with another application. No privacy policy related to the software could be found.
Installation
File name: DA004176.EXE
MD5Hash: 3e5507afbd020bc4196b238deb316b99
Upon executing the application, folder “C:\Program Files\zSearch” is created in which following files are added:
- zSearch.dll
- Zstb.exe
Following registries are added:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
{5886A6DC-AAF4-45E9-979A-8E5E6DEE30E7} - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5886A6DC-AAF4-45E9-979A-8E5E6DEE30E7} - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
"{5886A6DC-AAF4-45E9-979A-8E5E6DEE30E7}" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run "zSearch"
Aliases
Aliases
- Adware.Win32.ZSearch.a: Kaspersky
- Adware/zSearch: Panda Antivirus