Cantataweb

Posted: June 2, 2015

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Ranking:	10,441
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	1,295

First Seen:	July 28, 2014
Last Seen:	September 26, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Cantataweb is another product created and developed by SuperWeb LLC. The company is known for producing enormous amounts of adware or adware-laced applications such as Cantataweb. Adware such as Cantataweb is known to inject commercial advertisements that are displayed in your web browser. Users might often fall prey to deceptive marketing methods such as bundling as adware creators often rely on user's lack of attention during the installation of freeware. Adware applications such as Cantataweb are also known to collect information to tailor its advertisements. Consequently, computer security experts advise users not to click or rely on them. It is possible that clicking on ads by Cantataweb lead to questionable websites or sometimes to ones that promote potentially malicious content.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

C:\Program Files\Cantataweb\Cantatawebbho.dll

File name: C:\Program Files\Cantataweb\Cantatawebbho.dll
MD5: 782120c72fed39f739d6d0e396adde92
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\Cantataweb\Cantatawebuninstall.exe

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

7za.exe

File name: 7za.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

updateCantataweb.exe

File name: updateCantataweb.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

CantatawebUninstall.exe

File name: CantatawebUninstall.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{35D85AD1-904F-4E27-8C74-2C60713A985B}{AA99E11B-00D2-4BD2-8BA6-709DCCEDD9D1}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\CantatawebSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{AAB803BD-F01B-423A-A89A-60AF476E9F12}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cantataweb_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cantataweb_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateCantataweb_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateCantataweb_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{AAB803BD-F01B-423A-A89A-60AF476E9F12}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{AAB803BD-F01B-423A-A89A-60AF476E9F12}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{AAB803BD-F01B-423A-A89A-60AF476E9F12}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CantatawebSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Cantataweb_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Cantataweb_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateCantataweb_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateCantataweb_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{AAB803BD-F01B-423A-A89A-60AF476E9F12}SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update CantatawebSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update CantatawebSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update CantatawebSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update CantatawebSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update CantatawebSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update CantatawebHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Cantataweb

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Cantataweb%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cantataweb%Temp%\Cantataweb

The following URL's were detected:

Cantatawebcantataweb.net