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| | Category |  | Adware | | Discovered | | 4/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | | Modified | | 4/6/2009 9:55:23 AM | | Threat Level |  | Critical | | | Category Description | | Adware are programs that facilitate delivery for advertising content to the user and in some cases gather information from the user's computer, including information related to Internet browser usage or other computer habits. They can take up your computers resources and are largely responsible for the countless popup ads you receive on the web. Adware is often bundled with or embedded within freeware programs like such as clocks, messengers, alerts, weather, and so on. |
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| | The hosts file was updated with the following url-to-ip mappings: NA | | The following internet connection was established: | 64.94.137.105 : 80 64.94.137.90 : 80 64.94.137.120 : 80
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| | The following Files were created: | | Name | Version | Publisher | Signature (MD5) | File Size (in KB) | | ..\92443DC6.DLL | 10.2.215.0 | Zango, Inc. | ECE275F11C0F81238F1F93B0F3240A5D | 140552 | | ..\Temp\0ACB99E5.EXE | 10.2.215.0 | Zango, Inc. | E7ECD0C4FCB40EF9A18A23D65E1DB706 | 91400 | | ..\0ACB99E5.EXE | 10.2.215.0 | Zango, Inc. | E7ECD0C4FCB40EF9A18A23D65E1DB706 | 91400 | | ..\8AF9A4F9.DLL | 10.3.74.0 | Zango, Inc. | B0BAD623D5F208CED6837E71E8171CE2 | 341256 | | ..\7BC6237A.DLL | 10.3.75.0 | Zango, Inc. | 2D0DBAACD932E103AB783B1067D46BA6 | 140552 | | ..\temp\hbtoolsu.exe | 10.0.368.0 | zango, inc. | 21a5086bfd0943635c5247b360ce65f1 | 2607856 | | ..\hotbaruninstaller.exe | 10.0.368.0 | zango, inc. | b1461a277fcf0ce243ced3698a7d22cc | 309736 | | ..\weather.exe | 10.0.0.0 | zango, inc. | 0e693440f94171c631389931d1a2d39f | 492808 | | ..\92b2736f.dll | 10.2.197.0 | zango, inc. | 9a6cf24eef4b522adce2962c31fcd723 | 140552 | | ..\76058bf6.dll | 10.2.197.0 | zango, inc. | 64ac5fb03dd1eb25085d3f17867f46cf | 169224 | | ..\6ff6f6ff.dll | 10.2.197.0 | zango, inc. | b45ecd2c4326bbc9843a4868a639ef34 | 341256 | | ..\161378a9.dll | 10.2.197.0 | zango, inc. | 9e82e44899a0cdb1e06db365f743c496 | 312584 | | ..\weskin.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | cb7203f0bcf4ea395a2c4b01043fbbac | 439560 | | ..\weather.exe | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 88ff0f9d4afc1572c59594ae8f0648e1 | 501000 | | ..\wallpaper.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | b7babe0cb0d6d4c3a7bee81a90dcb768 | 341256 | | ..\toolbar.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 84f8103b51e7194cf1186beafb3695ae | 1066248 | | ..\srv.exe | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | bb11589e1d3373f8f9b570d62a9db6dd | 468232 | | ..\oeaddon.exe | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | bbd47421dc76e9fad1d7e58cbcb65722 | 91400 | | ..\instie.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | e57a91a6f592d9d94b1129ebaa9aaa32 | 312584 | | ..\hotbaruninstaller.exe | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 8da0571c05619ea5acbf4961426a0e2b | 311600 | | ..\hotbarsahook.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 5045f9df63ad5c4f7d309bf921aed610 | 169224 | | ..\hotbarsadf.exe | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | c8f3ab0e49997efcad7061c33f61ebf0 | 386312 | | ..\hotbarsa.exe | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 9831f703803a43eff84383404cce5afb | 721672 | | ..\hostol.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 40d153e90686cff06c1fb9fa0946bad2 | 849160 | | ..\hostoe.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | b555f344f02c5e812fd366429b154400 | 140552 | | ..\hostie.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | 0315fa4f0be36feaa8372ece67554db5 | 554248 | | ..\plugins\npclntax_hotbarsa.dll | 10.2.196.0 | Zango, Inc. | e03b8770c6d6dbdeede978d91e1c1f13 | 70408 | |
| | The following Registry Entries were created: | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{90B8B761-DF2B-48AC-BBE0-BCC03A819B3B} | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\"xsaelwhi" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\"jlmbfbcn" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\"Hotbar" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\"lqbhxynq" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{946b3e9e-e21a-49c8-9f63-900533fafe15} | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\\"{74cc49f7-eb32-4a08-b204-948962a6e3db}" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\\"{b195b3b3-8a05-11d3-97a4-0004aca6948e}" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\\"{90b8b761-df2b-48ac-bbe0-bcc03a819b3b}" | | • | ..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{4B18DD50-C996-44fc-AC52-0FECFF82ED58} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{00B498E3-0543-4624-8FDE-1CAF89A80550} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Clsid\{00B498E3-0543-4624-8FDE-1CAF89A80550} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Clsid\{087aa393-d3ca-a401-93a3-7a08cad301a4} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{0af9a087-0cbf-46b2-9dc9-52d0d16b5ab6} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Clsid\{1038dd23-8ae8-451b-a134-4db8a49aa519} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Clsid\{14113b47-d59c-4f0f-9d10-ff1730265584} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Typelib\{143f49cb-3df4-4c64-b91e-4476fac713e9} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{19ebcbe0-9245-4397-bc5d-883d34782043} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Clsid\{1e6ac766-9094-4bcf-abd3-39e2eaea5fcd} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{20D21E02-8C1C-41FE-9826-DAB4C223436C} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{2557dd3f-23a0-477c-bcd8-90fd0aecc4b8} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{31321312-e1bb-49ab-80eb-13212ca78746} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{34f4d917-31e4-464c-b8b3-84c1ce76b395} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Interface\{3f04cbf7-cd62-4403-b090-b432dedcb159} | | • | ..\Software\Classes\Clsid\{3fa917b9-df69-477f-9e4f-b60d929de79f} |
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