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Adware-Mirar.dr

Type
Program
SubType
Dropper
Discovery Date
09/25/2006
Minimum DAT
4859 (09/25/2006)
Updated DAT
4859 (09/25/2006)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
09/25/2006
Description Modified
09/27/2006 12:38 AM (PT)

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Characteristics

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Summary:

This is not a Virus or Trojan.

It is an adware dropper which drops adware related components on the system.

Upon execution it adds “WinNB58.dll” as Browser Helper Object for the Internet Explorer and installs itself as the toolbar for the Internet explorer as shown below.


Browser Helper Objects are executable files that are loaded when the browser is launched. They can perform various tasks, such as generating extra pop-up ads, monitoring page navigation, etc.

In the background it makes internet connections without user’s knowledge with “download.getmirar.com” and “awbeta.net-nucleus.com”

While browsing the internet it may pop up some advertisements as shown below


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: “a7285bb1.EXE”
MD5Hash: “a7285bb1d7a7eb9a265e64aad1585251”

Following folder is added:

  • %Program Files%\InetGet2

Following files are added:

Following registry keys are added:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8A0DCBDA-6E20-489C-9041-C1E8A0352E75}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9A9C9B68-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{03022430-ABC4-11D0-BDE2-00AA001A1953}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1037B06C-84B7-4240-8D80-485810A0497D}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{224302B0-94E9-45C2-9E5B-BA989EE556E1}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{54B287F9-FD90-4457-B65E-CB91560C021D}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{6E4C7AFC-9915-4036-B7F9-8B3F1710788F}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NN_Bar_Dummy.NN_BarDummy
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NN_Bar_Dummy.NN_BarDummy.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1EA4DBF0-3C3B-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{566DEDE9-9ED8-45DA-9BE6-9B2EEAB17F49}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{F8310E7D-4C4D-46A4-A068-B5BB99411CC7}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
    Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{9A9C9B69-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}

Network Impact
Additional overhead in the bandwidth due to unwanted internet connections.

Aliases

Aliases

  • Adware.Win32.SaveNow.bj (Kaspersky)
  • Adware/Mirar (Fortinet)