ThreatExpert Report: AdWare.Agent

Submission Summary:

Submission details:

Submission received: 22 November 2009, 17:57:30
Processing time: 6 min 5 sec
Submitted sample:

File MD5: 0x285D4E696F4D9909DA6E7DE2E837015D
File SHA-1: 0x0BD72AC913BE5914924F0C8703E07ADA0833EC76
Filesize: 155,648 bytes
Alias: AdWare.Agent [Ikarus]

Summary of the findings:

What's been found	Severity Level
Registers a 32-bit in-process server DLL.
Registers a Browser Helper Object (Microsoft's Internet Explorer plugin module).
Contains characteristics of an identified security risk.

Technical Details:

Possible Security Risk

Attention! Characteristics of the following security risk was identified in the system:

Security Risk	Description
Adware.PlayMP3z	Adware.PlayMP3z is a MP3 player that downloads the player components and MP3 songs to your system. And it bundled with unwanted programs from Media Holding Enterprises, LLC.

File System Modifications

The following file was created in the system:

#	Filename(s)	File Size	File Hash	Alias
1	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	155,648 bytes	MD5: 0x285D4E696F4D9909DA6E7DE2E837015D SHA-1: 0x0BD72AC913BE5914924F0C8703E07ADA0833EC76	AdWare.Agent [Ikarus]

Memory Modifications

There was a new process created in the system:

Process Name	Process Filename	Main Module Size
[generic host process]	[generic host process filename]	20,480 bytes

Note:

[generic host process filename] is a full path filename of [generic host process].

The following modules were loaded into the address space of other process(es):

Module Name	Module Filename	Address Space Details
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	Process name: [generic host process] Process filename: [generic host process filename] Address space: 0x10000000 - 0x1002B000
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	Process name: [generic host process] Process filename: [generic host process filename] Address space: 0x10000000 - 0x1002B000
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	Process name: IEXPLORE.EXE Process filename: %ProgramFiles%\internet explorer\iexplore.exe Address space: 0xD70000 - 0xD9B000

Notes:

%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.

Registry Modifications

The following Registry Keys were created:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.DLL
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{418D86BE-7386-4F1A-83E0-53604ADBDA74}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\InprocServer32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\ProgID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\Programmable
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\TypeLib
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\VersionIndependentProgID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}\ProxyStubClsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}\ProxyStubClsid32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}\TypeLib
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\0\win32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\FLAGS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\HELPDIR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou\CLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou\CurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.1\CLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou

The newly created Registry Values are:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.DLL]

AppID = "{418D86BE-7386-4F1A-83E0-53604ADBDA74}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{418D86BE-7386-4F1A-83E0-53604ADBDA74}]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\VersionIndependentProgID]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\TypeLib]

(Default) = "{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\ProgID]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}\InprocServer32]

(Default) = "[file and pathname of the sample #1]"
ThreadingModel = "Apartment"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou"
AppID = "{418D86BE-7386-4F1A-83E0-53604ADBDA74}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}\TypeLib]

(Default) = "{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}"
Version = "1.0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}\ProxyStubClsid32]

(Default) = "{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}\ProxyStubClsid]

(Default) = "{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{734E0875-865A-4287-DD87-2A9564E09DB2}]

(Default) = "IEvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYouObject"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\0\win32]

(Default) = "[file and pathname of the sample #1]"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\HELPDIR]

(Default) = "%Windir%\system32"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0\FLAGS]

(Default) = "0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{92F11F92-3D21-4DA5-CF1D-EF228FB116A1}\1.0]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou 1.0 Type Library"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou\CurVer]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou\CLSID]

(Default) = "{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.1\CLSID]

(Default) = "{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou.1]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{EB692FE4-6873-09E0-C127-95E8BA2F94FF}]

(Default) = "EvenMoreMegaSwellAdsForYou"
NoExplorer = 0x00000001

Other details

Analysis of the file resources indicate the following possible country of origin:

Russian Federation

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