Aboutblank Trojan

Aboutblank malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan,Backdoor,Hijacker
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Backdoor.Agent.ac,Trojan.Win32.StartPage.ix;
[Eset]Win32/Agent.AC trojan,Win32/StartPage.IX trojan;
[Panda]Bck/Agent.E,Trj/StartPage.FH;
[Computer Associates]Win32.Mersting.B,Win32.Startpage.FZ,Win32/DlMersting.BA.30720!Trojan,Win32/Mersting.B!DLL!Trojan

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%WINDOWS%]\svhost.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ISSS\ZILLAbar\ZILLAbar.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\jjjhk.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\newkh.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\rzwqb.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\ausjn.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cbme.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\xea2108l.9zt
[%WINDOWS%]\system\achpjba.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\wdm.dll

In order to ensure that the Aboutblank is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Aboutblank adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\svhost.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Aboutblank:

Files:
[%WINDOWS%]\svhost.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ISSS\ZILLAbar\ZILLAbar.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\jjjhk.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\newkh.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\rzwqb.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\ausjn.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cbme.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\xea2108l.9zt
[%WINDOWS%]\system\achpjba.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\wdm.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{06abaa2d-34ab-4902-a326-409bd9b9a7a5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{b664647f-efd5-4837-a810-a807139107e5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{ce6a1268-9cc9-4ba3-8657-fe1132906cc4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{b664647f-efd5-4837-a810-a807139107e5}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\protocols\filter\text/html
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\protocols\filter\text/plain
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing Aboutblank:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Aboutblank.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Aboutblank manually.

To completely manually remove Aboutblank malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with Aboutblank.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Aboutblank process.
  2. Delete the original Aboutblank file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.




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