BoanKorea

Posted: October 24, 2011

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	65

First Seen:	October 25, 2011
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

BoanKorea is a fake anti-spyware program that specializes in the Korean demographic. However, despite its distinctive marketing preferences, BoanKorea is still able to affect most Windows computers with its attacks, which can range from fake infection alerts to severe software-blocking behavior and browser hijacks. Although BoanKorea takes on the appearance of a trustworthy PC security application, SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that BoanKorea is no better at removing malicious software than other Korean scamware products, however, as long as you have access to a genuine anti-malware program, deleting BoanKorea should shut down all symptoms of a BoanKorea infection and restore your PC to sterling health.

BoanKorea: Korean Scamware for Computers of All Nationalities

Although BoanKorea may originate from a less-than-usual region for malicious software, BoanKorea creates attacks that are similar to those of other fake anti-spyware products that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have analyzed. Aside from being presented in Korean (which may appear to be nonsensical symbols to you, if you don't have an appropriate language pack installed on your PC), BoanKorea's interactions with your computer are all standard for fake anti-spyware programs, and include:

Fake system scans that create results that are full of inaccurate infection listings.
Pop-ups that warn you about system problems that actually aren't on your PC.
Redirects to BoanKorea's website, which will attempt to steal your credit card information and may even attack your PC with drive-by-download installations.
BoanKorea may also create instability in your real PC security programs and prevent them from launching or working at full effectiveness.

Regardless of which kind of inaccurate data that BoanKorea spoon-feeds you, you should avoid taking BoanKorea at its word. Attempting to remove false positives that are generated by BoanKorea, risks harm to innocent files on your PC and may damage your operating system.

Repairing Your PC from a BoanKorea Heist

SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that, as long as you avoid BoanKorea's website and do your best to remove BoanKorea as soon as you notice BoanKorea on your PC, the chances of lasting harm to your PC are minimal. You should avoid trying to delete BoanKorea without help, if you can access suitable anti-malware products, since improper removal of BoanKorea will not only leave malicious components behind but may even harm Windows. BoanKorea belongs to the Onescan family of rogue security programs and among its clones are SweeperLab, DoctorCom, PCVaccine, BoanCop, Dr.Boan and CleanBoan.

Attempting to scan your PC and delete BoanKorea while BoanKorea itself is still active is also not recommended. To access Safe Mode and stop BoanKorea from launching itself with Windows, reboot and tap F8 until you can access the advanced boot options menu. 'Safe Mode' will allow you to run any software that you need to detect and remove BoanKorea, while 'Safe Mode with Networking' will also enable limited online connectivity so that you can download any updates that are required.

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:

C:\Program Files\boankorea

File name: C:\Program Files\boankorea
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\boankorea\boankorea.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\boankorea\boankorea.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\boankorea\boankorearun.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\boankorea\boankorearun.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\boankorea\del.dat

File name: C:\Program Files\boankorea\del.dat
File type: Data file
Mime Type: unknown/dat
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\boankorea\uninstall.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\boankorea\uninstall.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop\setup_boankorea.exe

File name: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop\setup_boankorea.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\boankoreaHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\boankoreaHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\boankorea

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

boankorea.com