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OpenSite

Posted: March 28, 2006

OpenSite is an adware application that shows commercial advertisements based on keywords it detects in web search queries, which the user enters into the web browser's address bar. OpenSite may also change the Internet Explorer default home page. The adware can get into the computer while visiting certain web sites. It can also be manually installed. OpenSite runs on every Windows startup.

File System Modifications

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

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOpenSiteHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallOpenSite
  • The following CLSID's were detected:
    HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path}30A56549-9D5B-4D34-AFA7-440A7F0538A9
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