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Characteristics
This software is not a virus or a Trojan. It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program" (PUP). PUPs are any piece of software that a reasonably security- or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of and, in some cases, remove. PUPs are often made by a legitimate corporate entity for some beneficial purpose, but they alter the security state of the computer on which they are installed, or the privacy posture of the user of the system, such that most users will want to be aware of them.
Avert® Labs has observed the following system activities:
| Activity | Risk Level |
|---|
Enumerates open windows
| Medium |
Creates an Internet Explorer tool bar
| Informational |
Creates registry keys and data values to persist on OS reboot
| Informational |
Performs a shell execute of downloaded or existing files
| Informational |
| Registers DLLs | Informational |
System Changes
These are general defaults for typical path variables. (Although they may differ, these examples are common.):
%WinDir% = \WINDOWS (Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista), \WINNT (Windows NT/2000)
%SystemDir% = \WINDOWS\SYSTEM (Windows 98/ME), \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 (Windows XP/Vista), \WINNT\SYSTEM32 (Windows NT/2000)
%ProgramFiles% = \Program Files
The following registry elements have been created:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18ea1-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18ea1-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\inprocserver32\- threadingmodel = apartment
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18ea9-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\- (default) = my web search
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18ea9-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\inprocserver32\- threadingmodel = apartment
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\- (default) = mywebsearch settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\inprocserver32\- threadingmodel = apartment
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\miscstatus\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\miscstatus\1\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\progid\- (default) = mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\typelib\- (default) = {07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\version\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\versionindependentprogid\- (default) = mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{1e0de227-5ce4-4ea3-ab0c-8b03e1aa76bc}\- (default) = my web search quick view
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{1e0de227-5ce4-4ea3-ab0c-8b03e1aa76bc}\inprocserver32\- (default) = c:\windows\system32\shdocvw.dll
- threadingmodel = apartment
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{1e0de227-5ce4-4ea3-ab0c-8b03e1aa76bc}\instance\- clsid = {4d5c8c2a-d075-11d0-b416-00c04fb90376}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{1e0de227-5ce4-4ea3-ab0c-8b03e1aa76bc}\instance\initpropertybag\- url = res://c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\mwsbar.dll/105
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}\- (default) = mywebsearch toolbar plugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}\inprocserver32\- threadingmodel = apartment
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}\progid\- (default) = mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}\typelib\- (default) = {07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}\versionindependentprogid\- (default) = mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eaa-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\- (default) = imywebsearchsettings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eaa-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\proxystubclsid\- (default) = {00020424-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eaa-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\proxystubclsid32\- (default) = {00020424-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eaa-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\typelib\- (default) = {07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
- version = 3157553
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eac-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\- (default) = _imywebsearchsettingsevents
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eac-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\proxystubclsid\- (default) = {00020420-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eac-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\proxystubclsid32\- (default) = {00020420-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{07b18eac-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\typelib\- (default) = {07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
- version = 3157553
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{f87d7fb5-9dc5-4c8c-b998-d8dfe02e2978}\- (default) = imywebsearchsearchscope
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{f87d7fb5-9dc5-4c8c-b998-d8dfe02e2978}\proxystubclsid\- (default) = {00020424-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{f87d7fb5-9dc5-4c8c-b998-d8dfe02e2978}\proxystubclsid32\- (default) = {00020424-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{f87d7fb5-9dc5-4c8c-b998-d8dfe02e2978}\typelib\- (default) = {07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
- version = 3157553
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin.1\- (default) = mywebsearch settings plugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin.1\clsid\- (default) = {07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin\- (default) = mywebsearch settings plugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin\clsid\- (default) = {07b18eab-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin\curver\- (default) = mywebsearchtoolbar.settingsplugin.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin.1\- (default) = mywebsearch toolbar plugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin.1\clsid\- (default) = {53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin\- (default) = mywebsearch toolbar plugin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin\clsid\- (default) = {53ced2d0-5e9a-4761-9005-648404e6f7e5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin\curver\- (default) = mywebsearchtoolbar.toolbarplugin.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\1.0\- (default) = toolbar 1.0 type library
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{07b18ea0-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\1.0\flags\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\focusinteractive\bar\switches\- aim.exe = 49
- au = 48
- icq.exe = 49
- icqlite.exe = 49
- incmail.exe = 49
- msimn.exe = 49
- msmsgs.exe = 49
- msn.exe = 49
- msnmsgr.exe = 49
- outlook.exe = 49
- waol.exe = 49
- ypager.exe = 49
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\low rights\elevationpolicy\{d1a71fa0-ff48-48dd-9b6d-7a13a3e42127}\- appname = m3medint.exe
- apppath = c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp
- policy = 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\low rights\elevationpolicy\{ddb1968e-ead6-40fd-8dae-ff14757f60c7}\- appname = m3slsrch.exe
- apppath = c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp
- policy = 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\low rights\elevationpolicy\{f138d901-86f0-4383-99b6-9cdd406036da}\- appname = m3srchmn.exe
- apppath = c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp
- policy = 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{07b18ea1-a523-4961-b6bb-170de4475cca}\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\currentversion\uninstall\mywebsearch bar uninstall\- displayname = my web search bar
- helplink = http://helpint.mywebsearch.com/
- publisher = my web search
- uninstallstring = rundll32 c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp
\mwsbar.dll,o
- urlinfoabout = http://helpint.mywebsearch.com/intlinfo/eula/eula.jhtml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\mywebsearch\bar\- dssenabled = 48
- id = 92051d3f-5349-4450-9300-2e226a607e8d
The following registry elements have been changed:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\currentversion\run\- my web search bar = rundll32 c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp
\mwsbar.dll,s
Removal
All Users:
Please use the following instructions for all supported versions of Windows to remove threats and other potential risks:
1.Disable System Restore (Windows ME/XP only).
2.Update to current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
3.Run a complete system scan.
Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).
General repair may be unsuccessful in some instances. If this occurs, please submit a sample for further evaluation.
