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Posted: October 22, 2013
Threat Metric
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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.
Ranking: | 4,311 |
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Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 108,524 |
First Seen: | October 22, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 16, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
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:%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\is420858837\957456_stp\SearchGol.exe
File name: SearchGol.exeSize: 734.57 KB (734576 bytes)
MD5: 4b5b56bbc4d472d52c03c7dc6c33026d
Detection count: 492
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\is420858837\957456_stp\SearchGol.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 14, 2023
C:\Program Files (x86)\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19\uninstall.exe
File name: uninstall.exeSize: 203.51 KB (203510 bytes)
MD5: af0149dfa8135b9b7fa5a228d03e3837
Detection count: 307
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19\uninstall.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 4, 2023
%PROGRAMFILES%\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19\bh\searchgol.dll
File name: searchgol.dllSize: 255.38 KB (255384 bytes)
MD5: cc267b30895692147b6672490150b596
Detection count: 9
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19\bh
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 22, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES%\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19\bh\searchgol.dll
File name: searchgol.dllSize: 255.38 KB (255384 bytes)
MD5: 7d8ab7a7feb956661b033b58ad6e5af6
Detection count: 7
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19\bh
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 22, 2013
%APPDATA%\searchgol\searchgolctrl.exe
File name: searchgolctrl.exeSize: 268.29 KB (268290 bytes)
MD5: 5ad49e2e0dc6e664bf28864ef5f1d3bf
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\searchgol
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 22, 2013
Registry Modifications
The following newly produced Registry Values are:
CLSID{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}{105F25A9-C42F-48A6-998D-0494E8AE336A}{4277F7CF-0000-46CF-BA49-D624465C4BAB}{539F74BF-7E5C-46BD-9D45-35B1A91C9CBD}{840A13FF-B464-4782-9C96-AAF3092E55DD}{88AF4F6A-C6B7-4229-9275-824E98BF97F9}{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}{9448AC19-EB62-46D5-B7DA-B059A7DB466A}{D8E43B96-EB46-4820-92B7-232AEB735685}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchgolESrvcSOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchgolESrvc.1SOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolappCoreSOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolappCore.1SOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgoldskBndSOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgoldskBnd.1SOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolHlprSOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolHlpr.1Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8C5CBB76-7379-4490-AA5B-B037C0A36381}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\searchgol.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}Software\searchgolSoftware\searchgol LTDSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8C5CBB76-7379-4490-AA5B-B037C0A36381}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\searchgolHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}searchgol
CLSID{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}{105F25A9-C42F-48A6-998D-0494E8AE336A}{4277F7CF-0000-46CF-BA49-D624465C4BAB}{539F74BF-7E5C-46BD-9D45-35B1A91C9CBD}{840A13FF-B464-4782-9C96-AAF3092E55DD}{88AF4F6A-C6B7-4229-9275-824E98BF97F9}{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}{9448AC19-EB62-46D5-B7DA-B059A7DB466A}{D8E43B96-EB46-4820-92B7-232AEB735685}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchgolESrvcSOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchgolESrvc.1SOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolappCoreSOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolappCore.1SOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgoldskBndSOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgoldskBnd.1SOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolHlprSOFTWARE\Classes\searchgol.searchgolHlpr.1Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8C5CBB76-7379-4490-AA5B-B037C0A36381}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\searchgol.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}Software\searchgolSoftware\searchgol LTDSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8C5CBB76-7379-4490-AA5B-B037C0A36381}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{00078E95-3A4A-4137-8DE7-2824908D1C17}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8F547BDD-FCD4-48F8-A06F-573D6F404A3C}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\searchgolHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}searchgol
Additional Information
The following directories were created:
%AppData%\golsearch%AppData%\searchgol%LOCALAPPDATA%\tcbackup%ProgramFiles%\golsearch%ProgramFiles%\searchgol%ProgramFiles(x86)%\golsearch%ProgramFiles(x86)%\searchgol%TEMP%\mt_ffx\searchgol%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\searchgol
The following URL's were detected:
golsearchhttps://www.searchgol.com/
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