Home Malware Programs Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) WS-Enabler

WS-Enabler

Posted: February 20, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 1,442
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 23,735
First Seen: February 20, 2014
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


WS-Enabler is a potentially unwanted program that states to provide computer users with the best search portals. WS-Enabler may offer its fast and successful downloader that can download files as efficiently as possible. WS-Enabler may be distributed to a computer system through a bundled download manager. WS-Enabler may be created to take over the PC user's Web browser default search and home pages to one of a number of pre-defined search websites including Websearch.toolksearchbook.info. WS-Enabler may do this to each Web browser installed on the PC involving Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. After installation on the PC, WS-Enabler may download malicious files that may protect the websites from being reset by another program or the computer user.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\WS.Enabler.exe File name: C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\WS.Enabler.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\sinstall.exe File name: C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\sinstall.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\search_installer.exe File name: C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\search_installer.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:
Websearch.greatresults.infoWebsearch.relevantsearch.infoWebsearch.search-guide.infoWebsearch.searchinweb.infoWebsearch.searchiseasy.infoWebsearch.simplesearches.infoWebsearch.toolksearchbook.infoWebsearch.wisesearch.info
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