Adware:Win32/CloverPlus
Posted: November 14, 2012
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 85 |
First Seen: | July 16, 2011 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Adware:Win32/CloverPlus is an adware application that connects to a certain server to display advertisements on the screen of the affected computer when the PC user is online. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus may also create URL shorcuts on the Desktop and Favorites folders. Once executed, Adware:Win32/CloverPlus creates potentially malicious files on the corrupted machine. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus also modifies the Windows Registry. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus may create the certain registry entry so that it can run automatically every time you start Windows. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus also creates the certain registry entry as part of its installation process. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus is usually installed by an installer that may have the .exe file names. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus checks if the targeted computer is connected to the Internet by attempting to access 'google.com' and 'microsoft.com'. If the corrupted PC is connected to the Internet, Adware:Win32/CloverPlus attempts to connect to the certain servers to receive commands as to what advertisements to display on the infected computer. Adware:Win32/CloverPlus may also create URL shortcuts to the Desktop and Favorites folders connecting to the advertisement websites.
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:clover_updater.exe
File name: clover_updater.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
c_updater.exe
File name: c_updater.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%ProgramFiles%\brainclan cp\
File name: %ProgramFiles%\brainclan cp\Group: Malware file
%ProgramFiles%\koreamessenger cp\
File name: %ProgramFiles%\koreamessenger cp\Group: Malware file
%ProgramFiles%\artsnews cp\
File name: %ProgramFiles%\artsnews cp\Group: Malware file
%ProgramFiles%\CloverPlus\
File name: %ProgramFiles%\CloverPlus\Group: Malware file
%ProgramFiles%\intothemap cp\
File name: %ProgramFiles%\intothemap cp\Group: Malware file
%ProgramFiles%\drapt cp\
File name: %ProgramFiles%\drapt cp\Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = "clover_u" = "[installation folder]\clover_updater.exe"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CloverPlus = "pid" = "[random hex number]"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CloverPlus = "sidebar_loaddate" = "[current month and day]"HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CloverPlus
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