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ClearX

Posted: March 28, 2006

ClearX is a browser hijacker, which changes Internet Explorer default home and search pages to undesirable web sites. The threat does not carry any destructive payload. ClearX must be manually installed. It automatically runs on every Windows startup.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 nas.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainSearchPage=[siteaddress]HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainStartPage=[siteaddress]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallclearxas
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