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Adware-BitLocker.dr

Type
Program
SubType
Dropper
Discovery Date
03/10/2006
Minimum DAT
4717 (03/13/2006)
Updated DAT
5318 (06/16/2008)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
03/13/2006
Description Modified
05/02/2006 2:18 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.

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Summary:

This is not a virus or Trojan. It is an adware dropper. Upon execution, it adds a BHO in Internet Explorer and drops file which are detected as Adware-BitLocker. While browsing internet, it contacts various sites and subsequently show pop-up ads.  For more information, see Adware-BitLocker.

                       

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: dbb.exe
MD5Hash: 34cb9354f1d9d98ed6ed629c8e6408e0

Upon executing the application, following file is added in directory %SYSTEM32% :

  • nsd6.dll (File name is random)

Above file is responsible for adding BHO in Internet Explorer

Following registries are added:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {23FB5ADD-DA37-4a40-9FC0-B0E2384CDE92}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
    {ED5D884B-1A35-482e-BEA1-DD52F75B6138}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Da.Bomb
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Da.Bomb.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {F50A45EC-DF75-47D1-B879-3A983043AEFB}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ONONE.Theimp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ONONE.Theimp.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
    {230290D9-946F-4276-9A91-CE2A2F376B9E}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
    Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\
    {23FB5ADD-DA37-4a40-9FC0-B0E2384CDE92}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\
    {A1465EAA-5F48-477D-B263-3B472989FFC4}

Aliases

Aliases

  • EliteMedia,Adware: CA eTrust PestPatrol
  • Spyware.SafeSurfing: Symantec