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Obrona Cleaner

Posted: March 12, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 54
First Seen: March 12, 2015
Last Seen: June 27, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Obrona Cleaner is a PUP. Typically, applications such as Obrona Cleaner are known to be promoted via free downloads. Once installed on your computer, the software asks users to provide an e-mail; otherwise the report would not be provided. Computer security experts claim that you should not provide a legitimate e-mail address, since it is not clear the purpose of collecting such information. Obrona Cleaner then performs a scan and claims that there are improper configuration settings, as well as some performance issues. However, Obrona Cleaner's results are not to be trusted. In order to fix the 'issues', Obrona Cleaner asks users for purchasing the full version.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%Desktop%\OBRONA Cleaner.lnk File name: %Desktop%\OBRONA Cleaner.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\application.log File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\application.log
Mime Type: unknown/log
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\imageformats\qgif.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\imageformats\qgif.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\imageformats\qico.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\imageformats\qico.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\install.log File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\install.log
Mime Type: unknown/log
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\libeay32.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\libeay32.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\msvcp100.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\msvcp100.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\msvcr100.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\msvcr100.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\ObronaCleaner.exe File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\ObronaCleaner.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\OpenHardwareMonitorConsole\OpenHardwareMonitorConsole.exe File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\OpenHardwareMonitorConsole\OpenHardwareMonitorConsole.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\OpenHardwareMonitorConsole\OpenHardwareMonitorLib.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\OpenHardwareMonitorConsole\OpenHardwareMonitorLib.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\platforms\qwindows.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\platforms\qwindows.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Core.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Core.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Gui.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Gui.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Network.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Network.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Sql.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Sql.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Widgets.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Qt5Widgets.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\sigar-x86-winnt.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\sigar-x86-winnt.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\SkipUAC.exe File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\SkipUAC.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\soundOnScanFinished.wav File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\soundOnScanFinished.wav
Mime Type: unknown/wav
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\ssleay32.dll File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\ssleay32.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\startupTime.exe File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\startupTime.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Uninstaller.exe File name: %LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\Uninstaller.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%StartMenu%\Programs\OBRONA Cleaner\OBRONA Cleaner.lnk File name: %StartMenu%\Programs\OBRONA Cleaner\OBRONA Cleaner.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
%System%\Tasks\ObronaCleanerUacSkip File name: %System%\Tasks\ObronaCleanerUacSkip
Group: Malware file
%System%\Tasks\Startup Time Check File name: %System%\Tasks\Startup Time Check
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathOBRONA Cleaner.lnkHKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Obrona Cleaner "%LocalAppData%\Obrona Cleaner\ObronaCleaner.exe" –autorunHKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\OBRONA\Obrona CleanerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks\{E4131981-A8CD-48B6-A491-C62B3E6546D2}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\ObronaCleanerUacSkipHKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ObronaCleaner

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OBRONA Cleaner
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