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Networksecurityregistry.com

Posted: April 15, 2010

Networksecurityregistry.com is a browser hijacker which promotes Windows Defender 2010. Users infected with parasites related to the Windows Defender 2010 scam will get redirected to networksecurityregistry.com which will run a fake system scan. The scan produces bogus results claiming the PC is infected with malware. Soon the user will be bombarded by popup warnings urging the purchase of Windows Defender 2010.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\ave.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "%1" %*HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "%1" %*HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "firefox.exe"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "firefox.exe" -safe-modeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "iexplore.exe"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = "1"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = "1"HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "%1" %*HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "ave.exe" /START "%1" %*
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