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BestSearch

Posted: March 28, 2006

BestSearch is an adware with additional browser hijacker functionality. This spyware changes Internet Explorer default search page and serves undesirable commercial advertisements. BestSearch can be manually installed or may arrive with some ad-supported software.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 megahost.dll
    2 megainstaller.exe
    3 temp.dll

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMegaHostHKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainUseSearchAsst=noHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerSearchSearchAssistant=[siteaddress]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallMegaSearch
  • The following CLSID's were detected:
    HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path}8BC6346B-FFB0-4435-ACE3-FACA6CD77816

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