Adware.WinBo

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Updated: February 13, 2007 11:45:34 AM
Type: Adware
Version: 1
Publisher: EnBrowser
Risk Impact: High
File Names: mbop1-0-3b.exe,SysCheckBop32.exe, ssee.exe,sys[RANDOMNUMBERS].exe, win32[RANDOMNUMBERS].exe, ms[R
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


When Adware.WinBo is installed, it does the following:
  1. Creates the following registry subkeys and adds a number of values under these subkeys:

  2. Adds the value:

    SystemCheck = "[path to original file]"

    to the registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    so that the risk runs every time Windows starts.

  3. Adds one of the values:

    "Sys[RANDOMNUMBERS]" = "[path to original file]"
    "WIN32[RANDOMNUMBERS"] = "[path to original file]"

    to the registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\System\sysold

  4. Adds one of the values:

    "Sys[RANDOMNUMBERS]" = "[path to original file]"
    "WIN32[RANDOMNUMBERS]" = "[path to original file]"

    to the registry subkeys:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    so that the risk runs every time Windows starts.

  5. Adds the value:

    "EnBrowser" = "[path to original file]"

    to the registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

    so that the risk runs every time Windows starts.


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