2ndThought

2ndThought Description

2nd Thought may download and display advertisements, and may reset your home page and report your web activity to its parent company.

www.2nd-thought.com

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

#	File Name	Detection Count
1	STC.exe	454
2	stcloader.exe	337

Registry Modifications

Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on how to remove malicious registry entries.

Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.

The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\{Value}Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units, value: {13197ACE-6851-45C3-A7FF-C281324D5489}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}stcloaderstcloader.exe
The following CLSID's were detected:
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path} {34EF5B1C-52CB-400b-8B7C-F787018B3826}{3E7145B1-EA07-42CE-9299-11DF39FF54BD}