Virus:DR/Softomate.Q.1
Date discovered:04-08-2006
Type:Trojan
Subtype:Dropper
In the wild:No
Reported Infections:Low
Distribution Potential:Low
Damage Potential:Low to medium
Static file:Yes
File size:151.112 Bytes
MD5 checksum:0E3f20d50B80021303dfb19bd8214ff2
VDF version:6.35.01.52

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Aliases:
   •  Mcafee: Adware-Softomate.dr.
   •  VirusBuster: trojan Trojan.DR.MultiDrop.AL


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


Side effects:
   • Drops files
   • Drops malicious files
   • Registry modification

 Files  It creates the following directory:
   • %PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888



The following files are created:

– Temporary files that might be deleted afterwards:
   • %TEMPDIR%\ns%random character string%.tmp\System.dll
   • %TEMPDIR%\ns%random character string%.tmp\nsProcess.dll
   • %TEMPDIR%\ns%random character string%.tmp\Services.dll

– %PROGRAM FILES%\Common Files\%generated CLSID%\Update.exe Furthermore it gets executed after it was fully created.
– %PROGRAM FILES%\Common Files\%generated CLSID%\services.dll
– %PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\Activate.exe Furthermore it gets executed after it was fully created.
– %PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\MyToolBar.dll Detected as: ADSPY/Softmate.R.1

– %PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\Uninst.exe

 Registry The following registry key is added in order to run the process after reboot:

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\
   Run]
   • "%generated CLSID%"= ""%PROGRAM FILES%\Common Files\%generated CLSID%\Update.exe" mc-110-12-0000272 "



The values of the following registry keys are removed:

–  [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\
   Run]
   • "MSUpdate"
   • "WinUpdate.exe"

–  [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   • "Director"



It registers a browser helper object (BHO) by adding the following keys:

– [HKCR\MyToolBar.MyToolBarObj.1]
   • @="ToolBar888"

– [HKCR\MyToolBar.MyToolBarObj.1\CLSID]
   • @="{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}"

– [HKCR\CLSID\{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}]
   • @="ToolBar888"

– [HKCR\CLSID\{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}\InprocServer32]
   • @="%PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\MyToolBar.dll"
   • "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

– [HKCR\CLSID\{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}\ProgID]
   • @="MyToolBar.MyToolBarObj.1"

– [HKCR\CLSID\{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}\TypeLib]
   • @="{CD2A09D7-EE7E-4c25-993C-C2678ECFAD01}"

– [HKCR\CLSID\{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}\
   VersionIndependentProgID]
   • @="MyToolBar.MyToolBarObj"

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
   Browser Helper Objects\{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}]
– [HKCR\TypeLib\{569304BA-83ED-4CFF-AC26-BE3E482F7208}\1.0]
   • @="ToolBar888 1.0 Type Library"

– [HKCR\TypeLib\{569304BA-83ED-4CFF-AC26-BE3E482F7208}\1.0\0\win32]
   • @="%PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\MyToolBar.dll"

– [HKCR\TypeLib\{569304BA-83ED-4CFF-AC26-BE3E482F7208}\1.0\FLAGS]
   • @="0"

– [HKCR\TypeLib\{569304BA-83ED-4CFF-AC26-BE3E482F7208}\1.0\HELPDIR]
   • @="%PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\"

– [HKCR\Interface\{C6F2214E-0B54-45A9-B90D-7DD4BA45ED0B}]
   • @="IMyToolBarObj"

– [HKCR\Interface\{C6F2214E-0B54-45A9-B90D-7DD4BA45ED0B}\
   ProxyStubClsid]
   • @="{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

– [HKCR\Interface\{C6F2214E-0B54-45A9-B90D-7DD4BA45ED0B}\
   ProxyStubClsid32]
   • @="{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

– [HKCR\Interface\{C6F2214E-0B54-45A9-B90D-7DD4BA45ED0B}\TypeLib]
   • @="{569304BA-83ED-4CFF-AC26-BE3E482F7208}"
   • "Version"="1.0"

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
   ToolBar888]
   • "DisplayName"="ToolBar888"
   • "UninstallString"="%PROGRAM FILES%\ToolBar888\Uninst.exe"

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
   • "{CBCC61FA-0221-4ccc-B409-CEE865CACA3A}"=hex:

Description inserted by Daniel Constantin on Monday, August 7, 2006
Description updated by Daniel Constantin on Wednesday, August 9, 2006

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