Saturday, November 8, 2008

SearchCentrix Trojan

Removing SearchCentrix
Categories: Trojan,BHO,Hijacker,Toolbar
This loose category includes a variety of Trojans that damage victim machines or
threaten data integrity, or impair the functioning of the victim machine.

Multi-purpose Trojans are also included in this group, as some virus writers
create multi-functional Trojans rather than Trojan packs.
BHO (Browser Helper Object) Trojan.
The BHO waits for the user to post personal information to a monitored website.
As this information is entered by the user, it is captured by the BHO and sent back to the attacker.
The method of network transport used by the attacker makes this Trojan unique.
Typically, keyloggers of this type will send the stolen information back to the attacker via email
or HTTP POST, which can appear suspicious.
Instead, this Trojan encodes the data with a simple XOR algorithm before placing it into
the data section of an ICMP ping packet." explained the company.
A Search hijacker redirects search results to other pages and may
transmit search and browsing data to unknown servers. An error page hijacker directs
the browser to another page, usually an advertising page, instead of the usual error
page when the requested URL is not found.
Toolbar presents itself as a helpful add-on for Internet Explorer but it is a real pest.
It replaces your start page, continuosly open a number of pop up windows and so on.

SearchCentrix Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Trojan.Win32.Revop.c,Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Stubby.d;
[Eset]Win32/Revop.C trojan;
[Panda]Spyware/Searchcentrix,Trj/Revop.F;
[Computer Associates]Win32.BettInet.D,Win32.SillyDl.DB,Win32/SillyDL.DB!Trojan

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\satmat.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\ifhelper.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\satmat.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\
[%SYSTEM%]\spoolsvv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ieshnv.ini
[%SYSTEM%]\gssomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ifsomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pqhelper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\s4helper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\seantb.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\barbho.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ifsomatic.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\wzhelper.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\satmat.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\ifhelper.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\satmat.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\
[%SYSTEM%]\spoolsvv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ieshnv.ini
[%SYSTEM%]\gssomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ifsomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pqhelper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\s4helper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\seantb.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\barbho.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ifsomatic.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\wzhelper.dll

How to detect SearchCentrix:

Files:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\satmat.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\ifhelper.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\satmat.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\
[%SYSTEM%]\spoolsvv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ieshnv.ini
[%SYSTEM%]\gssomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ifsomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pqhelper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\s4helper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\seantb.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\barbho.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ifsomatic.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\wzhelper.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\satmat.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\ifhelper.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\satmat.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\
[%SYSTEM%]\spoolsvv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ieshnv.ini
[%SYSTEM%]\gssomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ifsomatic.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pqhelper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\s4helper.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\seantb.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\barbho.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ifsomatic.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\wzhelper.dll

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dynamic toolbar\wzhelper\cache

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{3646c2bd-3554-49ca-8125-44deefb881de}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{3f4d4f88-0198-4921-b630-957f3eb814e0}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{3646c2bd-3554-49ca-8125-44deefb881de}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{3f4d4f88-0198-4921-b630-957f3eb814e0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\barbho.class1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-96f7-eb6db99aa92e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-98f7-eb6db99aa93b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19da02a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dab2d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dbc34}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dce2e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-d0ea-f16db186fa7d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c258eaa1-f9fe-491e-b8ff-ce9af7a7aff5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c431bf1e-9e71-4bb6-9c4e-8496d158db1f}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{cd2a865b-6c0f-44f9-baa1-7cdb31e04bc8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{7bd45240-7166-4768-a845-8ce375c5e096}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{831975b3-13a0-4da4-aa6f-6c427175c30e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9f9d3d1f-e697-4a86-90c7-58cecf6a2634}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mygeek.com
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-98f7-eb6db99aa93b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19da02a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dbc34}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{cd2a865b-6c0f-44f9-baa1-7cdb31e04bc8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{47d616a1-b588-45d1-ad71-33ac15fb6940}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{48977f6e-4120-4f88-8c4b-a6399bd0dd08}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{d1020ad1-3754-4c54-bf4d-ea01652ec4be}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{c431bf1e-9e71-4bb6-9c4e-8496d158db1f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-96f7-eb6db99aa92e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-98f7-eb6db99aa93b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dab2d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dbc34}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dce2e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-d0ea-f16db186fa7d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{c258eaa1-f9fe-491e-b8ff-ce9af7a7aff5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gssomatic.gssomatic
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{831975b3-13a0-4da4-aa6f-6c427175c30e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\pqhelper.pqhelper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\s4helper.s4helper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\seantb.seantb
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\somatic.somatic
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\spoolsvv.class1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{d1020ad1-3754-4c54-bf4d-ea01652ec4be}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-98f7-eb6db99aa93b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19da02a}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-c0fb-ef60b19dbc34}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{cd2a865b-6c0f-44f9-baa1-7cdb31e04bc8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\expand search_is1

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\gssomatic
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\pqhelper\reports\38209
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\pqhelper\reports\38209
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\wzhelper
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\wzhelper
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\wzhelper\reports\38209
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dynamic toolbar\wzhelper\reports\38209
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\streams\145
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\engines
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\mygeek\settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\s_girl\thread
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\shnv
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\st6unst #2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\st6unst #3

Removing SearchCentrix:

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