Submission Summary:

What's been foundSeverity Level
Produces outbound traffic.
Downloads/requests other files from Internet.
Creates a startup registry entry.
Registers a 32-bit in-process server DLL.
Contains characteristics of an identified security risk.

 

Technical Details:

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Possible Security Risk

Security RiskDescription
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow SaveNow shows targeted pop-up advertisements and coupons based on user's Internet surfing habits. It is usually distributed with other third party software such as BearShare.

Threat CategoryDescription
A potentially unwanted adware program designed to deliver various advertisements to the users' systems

 

File System Modifications

#Filename(s)File SizeFile HashAlias
1 %CommonPrograms%\BearShare.lnk 700 bytes MD5: 0x5EC9743E41CCA6D68D311025A9674277
SHA-1: 0x9AB64EA90B7712CF6D45B2EEE354D7B73F75B80B
(not available)
2 %DesktopDir%\BearShare.lnk 694 bytes MD5: 0x144E32D5ECD7FCB09533AF55041EB2A3
SHA-1: 0x0A385334F7AF9123813E3E04FEAE0B135186776A
(not available)
3 %Temp%\VVSNInst.exe 106,560 bytes MD5: 0x3E9C72F5B57307229D75FD5B8891593D
SHA-1: 0xA7B7B6E51994D12E019783AADD6FF50F9A69946E
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow [PCTools]
Adware.Savenow [Symantec]
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.WhenU.a [Kaspersky Lab]
Adware-SaveNow [McAfee]
Adware:Win32/WhenU.A [Microsoft]
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaveNow.bo [Ikarus]
4 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.dat 8,815 bytes MD5: 0x541CCA9781AD792BD7C0828B3FB1ABFF
SHA-1: 0xFCBC5D2A661F313BB45C83815637023A9309BE9E
(not available)
5 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe 3,223,552 bytes MD5: 0xBA693B48B85927C6F35BEB239705DE7C
SHA-1: 0x47967CB4AE504132B33621DA3887A7C9AB7A1ED5
packed with Armadillo [Kaspersky Lab]
6 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BSidle.dll 24,576 bytes MD5: 0x760911842FC80D9D54516BD5BA6931EF
SHA-1: 0xA64410ECD2BAF150FD8D121707E0F910FCA6EAF9
(not available)
7 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\db\connect.txt 108,501 bytes MD5: 0x1CCA694A038B9D4904B2E8DD35F0B0C1
SHA-1: 0x41C2BA9512EBFF6DA5E69CDA44503DC78E00AA77
(not available)
8 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\db\library.2.db
%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\db\library.2.db.lastgoodload.bak
59,392 bytes MD5: 0x733D8BBAE3D53D34164F5EE9A2609121
SHA-1: 0xF579F76FEC6045891B0C33B48A956F65CB27D5D3
(not available)
9 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\db\library.db
%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\db\library.db.lastgoodload.bak
59,392 bytes MD5: 0xE64CBB986C370EEB9BC9604443F5B966
SHA-1: 0x6FFFB6B8DE7DB3DA9F3F0044D31C726ED0F5C7FB
(not available)
10 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\FreePeers.ini 46,819 bytes MD5: 0xAE2E1DA3879545B75590646455EA67B7
SHA-1: 0x36DD6EA52CAD4F271D1C24FC7B500FEDB7D8A780
(not available)
11 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\History.txt 17,168 bytes MD5: 0xE6E9117D704AEDD38C823FB05FBA97B8
SHA-1: 0x6F1FE23B1991FF70E5B1C26F1FEA15DCB53D3B65
(not available)
12 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\INSTALL.LOG 7,309 bytes MD5: 0x80CB67DC54FFF2A3B571570B185FDD2F
SHA-1: 0x6F861B8882BF22BBCBBC3690E232C6431B7291C1
(not available)
13 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Logs\hosts-state.txt 13 bytes MD5: 0x0729FCB0ABA010BE2C3B3E8042F650D2
SHA-1: 0x1097496C989149760A6A161BA642BEB6906BFA2B
(not available)
14 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Logs\memory.txt 11,960 bytes MD5: 0x230101C505C45C157DA32F8674F14A69
SHA-1: 0xE732432B4D06BFAFEDAD21425EAFA35CE2F62757
(not available)
15 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Logs\ordinal.txt 2,041 bytes MD5: 0x9A3EDFA15234665793D3DBC5C6FCC794
SHA-1: 0x37D654CE7DF31E0D1869D9BDD0BB4C41649A8DEF
(not available)
16 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Logs\streams.txt 15 bytes MD5: 0xE7364AB20091C0ECD7C12AB381C2CB28
SHA-1: 0xBDB2C67DA9440913D673C378E681A447E66205D8
(not available)
17 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\RunMSC.dll 57,344 bytes MD5: 0xB938EDABE9EFC9B024E79697E6C01FEA
SHA-1: 0xFD5090E617EEA7AA80B99608828CE78F05A630A3
(not available)
18 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\sounds\notify.wav 4,014 bytes MD5: 0x4A61949290ADEBB4B096DE6655B24232
SHA-1: 0x4C8F681E6AD13FB800B3755F7B2025D18230DBB6
(not available)
19 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\UNWISE.EXE 153,088 bytes MD5: 0x973567B98CDFC147DF4E60471D9DF072
SHA-1: 0x3C4735750C99C63E6861170A8C459A608594211E
(not available)
20 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Webstats.bat 347 bytes MD5: 0x3B1D35D193F6BA3F9E459530C3BFCD2B
SHA-1: 0x6FA6866EB24F3D3AC1F5AF571A1716E85E140B0C
(not available)
21 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Webstats.exe 294,912 bytes MD5: 0x3114E2732C4315B27F4BD31355DE547F
SHA-1: 0x89AE915ABB094209909DB722CE641AFAE94767DB
(not available)
22 %ProgramFiles%\BearShare\Webstats.ini 3,159 bytes MD5: 0x0C65B7A84781D5C016A04643D76A4F57
SHA-1: 0xD8624C2DE219C57F7E61DE84472FA1353DE37B60
(not available)
23 [file and pathname of the sample #1] 3,521,856 bytes MD5: 0x8524546A4EA530AF4ABA3081C2BED9BF
SHA-1: 0x9E2FFDDE17A279B6EA58DCA18C174E20873B098A
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.WhenU.a [Kaspersky Lab]
AdWare.Win32.WhenU [Ikarus]
packed with WiseSFXDropper [Kaspersky Lab]

 

Memory Modifications

Process NameProcess FilenameMain Module Size
BearShare.exe%ProgramFiles%\bearshare\bearshare.exe9,629,696 bytes
VVSN.exe%ProgramFiles%\VVSN\VVSN.exe122,880 bytes
VVSNInst.exe%Temp%\VVSNInst.exe110,592 bytes
[filename of the sample #1][file and pathname of the sample #1]3,530,752 bytes
GLB1.tmp%Temp%\GLB1.tmp28,672 bytes

Module NameModule FilenameAddress Space Details
BSidle.dll%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BSidle.dllProcess name: BearShare.exe
Process filename: %ProgramFiles%\bearshare\bearshare.exe
Address space: 0x1CD0000 - 0x1CD6000

 

Registry Modifications

 

Other details

PortProtocolProcess
1025UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1026UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1027UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1028UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1029UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1030UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1031UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1033UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1034UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1035UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1036UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1037UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1038UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1039UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1040UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1041UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1042UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1043UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1044UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1046UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1047UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1048UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1049UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1050UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1051UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1052UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1053UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1054UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1055TCPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1055UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1056UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1057UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1058UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1059UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1060UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1061UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1062UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1063UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1064UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1065UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1066UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1067UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1068UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1069UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1070UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1071UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1072UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1073UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1074UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1075UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1076UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1077UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1078UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1079UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1080UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1081UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1082UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1083UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1084UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1085UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1086UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1087UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1088UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1089UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1090UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1091UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1092UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1093UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1094UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1095UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1096UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1097UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1098UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1099UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1100UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1101UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1102UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1103UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1104UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1105UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1106UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1107UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1108UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1109UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1110UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1111UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1112UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1113UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1114UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1115UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1116UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1117UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1118UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1119UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1120UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1121UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1122UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1123UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1124UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)
1125UDPBearShare.exe (%ProgramFiles%\BearShare\BearShare.exe)

Remote HostPort Number
81.159.158.896348
70.20.198.1946348
70.234.107.666348
82.36.96.1336348
82.40.198.2076348
200.74.118.1486348
87.6.45.2366348
81.79.39.296348
83.95.181.76348
87.6.201.1926348
24.57.206.1666346
172.163.255.2146346
84.134.111.746346
61.42.118.856346
83.24.33.2166346
67.9.95.696346
24.217.238.676346
65.49.143.746346
80.228.176.2226346
67.171.190.36346
84.202.22.1928271
84.169.163.666000

Server NameServer PortConnect as UserConnection Password
app.whenu.com80(null)(null)
spweb.whenu.com80(null)(null)
www.bearshare.com80(null)(null)

 

Outbound traffic (potentially malicious)

 

 

Downloaded File Summary:

What's been foundSeverity Level
Downloads/requests other files from Internet.
Creates a startup registry entry.
Registers a 32-bit in-process server DLL.
Contains characteristics of an identified security risk.

 

Technical Details:

 

Possible Security Risk

Security RiskDescription
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow SaveNow shows targeted pop-up advertisements and coupons based on user's Internet surfing habits. It is usually distributed with other third party software such as BearShare.
Adware.VB Adware.VB is a generic detection for adware programs compiled in Visual Basic. It displays popup advertisements and may download other adware and spyware without the users knowledge.
Adware.Component.WhenU Common Components shared between WhenU products like ClockSync, SaveNow, SideFinder and WeatherCast.

Threat CategoryDescription
A potentially unwanted adware program designed to deliver various advertisements to the users' systems

 

File System Modifications

#Filename(s)File SizeFile HashAlias
1 %Programs%\WhenU\Customer Support.lnk 1,496 bytes MD5: 0xCD99E2BDA22F67725A59AD1F599BC536
SHA-1: 0xC7323E12668B57E219DDE458EDC1AFB771BB455E
(not available)
2 %Programs%\WhenU\Learn More About WhenU Save.url 94 bytes MD5: 0x5B00B8E7955E54FEBAD3413CF00CE971
SHA-1: 0x9B420142C19DD672DAC3D7CFD7BC152983DDD0C1
(not available)
3 %Programs%\WhenU\Learn More About WhenU SaveNow.url 97 bytes MD5: 0x5785E83850AFE8FF6A88FE54E8928C12
SHA-1: 0x852E05BBADF4DA46CE23909D71987F72C9ED22E2
(not available)
4 %Programs%\WhenU\Uninstall Instructions.lnk 1,496 bytes MD5: 0xD68C82E928AA6C53B0F2DD3D7391268E
SHA-1: 0xC4AF4438FFFBC08E7FF229400A1F46AE2E58D3A1
(not available)
5 %Programs%\WhenU\WhenU.com Website.url 76 bytes MD5: 0xF7E62DFEB3F37B31997B1C1E2144E639
SHA-1: 0x7DF728853A959B542AB96065A7A098724E5F4D6E
(not available)
6 %ProgramFiles%\Save\ACM.dll 516,472 bytes MD5: 0xAD616A7E4A5306582E0F7363E36E0E75
SHA-1: 0x33C78E3161F1D59AA14005D058844138B6B71913
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow [PCTools]
Adware.Savenow [Symantec]
not-a-virus:AdTool.Win32.WhenU.i [Kaspersky Lab]
Adware-SaveNow [McAfee]
Adware:Win32/WhenU.A [Microsoft]
not-a-virus:AdTool.Win32.WhenU.i [Ikarus]
7 %ProgramFiles%\Save\ffext.mod 12,814 bytes MD5: 0x501D4C0B7D3C5449210007EC658C47ED
SHA-1: 0x1201DB4A4DABEA7DFDE53AC2107CD00074274167
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow [PCTools]
Adware.Savenow [Symantec]
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.WhenU.z [Kaspersky Lab]
AdWare.Win32.WhenU [Ikarus]
8 %ProgramFiles%\Save\Save.exe 803,184 bytes MD5: 0x47754BF98FD5A4BC05C3B08221D6426A
SHA-1: 0xC533F42FCA267458C489077B8DDC12F1A64526FD
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow [PCTools]
Adware.Savenow [Symantec]
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.WhenU.y [Kaspersky Lab]
Adware-SaveNow [McAfee]
Adware:Win32/WhenU.A [Microsoft]
not-a-virus:AdTool.Win32.WhenU.i [Ikarus]
9 %ProgramFiles%\Save\save.htm 135,229 bytes MD5: 0x64A8BEC37176AC27F4F5781139C9D744
SHA-1: 0xE01493BB480EDDE0D563D9F9C76886BC8D9EE186
HTML.Pestblock [Ikarus]
10 %ProgramFiles%\Save\SaveUninst.exe 118,200 bytes MD5: 0x7AADCB4EB4B8EBDA8BE77548754427DA
SHA-1: 0xC5610CD5AC119E395E843FE1C0893ACD1141EBE1
Adware.Savenow [Symantec]
Adware-SaveNow [McAfee]
Adware:Win32/WhenU.A [Microsoft]
Virus.Win32.Trojan [Ikarus]
11 [file and pathname of the sample #1] 849,784 bytes MD5: 0x57CD9489DA9FEF8A95B037F444A405C5
SHA-1: 0x7B930E353649FB526C4C5C458680BFAEF569E7CA
Adware.WhenU.AQ [PCTools]
Adware.Savenow [Symantec]
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.WhenU.a [Kaspersky Lab]
Adware-SaveNow [McAfee]

 

Memory Modifications

Process NameProcess FilenameMain Module Size
Save.exe%ProgramFiles%\Save\Save.exe827,392 bytes
[filename of the sample #1][file and pathname of the sample #1]860,160 bytes

 

Registry Modifications

 

Other details

Server NameServer PortConnect as UserConnection Password
offers.whenu.com80(null)(null)

 

 

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