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BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/CnsMin

Alias: CnsMin, 3721, Spyware/CnsMin

Description: CnsMin is another keyword service that replace search feature of IE with its own.

Threat type:

BHO - A Browser Helper Object (BHO) is a software application that runs automatically whenever you start Internet Explorer. Browser Helper Objects are typically installed by other programs such as toolbar accessories and can track internet usage, create popup windows, display additional information on a viewed page and collect information that is transmitted by you over the internet. Malicious software that exploits this technology can replace banner advertisements with other ads, monitor your actions, change your home page, etc.

Downloader - A Downloader is a software application or part of the program which is designed to retrieve (download) and install additional files from the Internet. Malware programs often include Downloaders which allow the Malware to continually update themselves, thereby eluding detection.

Hijacker - A Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some unknown site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you from changing back your browser's settings. An infected browser usually operates much slower.

Search Hijacker - A Search Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's default search engine. The search results may not necessarily be the best fit as those usually come from paid advertisements, as issued to you by the Hijacker authors. Search hijackers prevent you from changing your browser's default search engine, and they tend to slow down PC performance.

Toolbar - A Toolbar is a group of buttons that performs different tasks. Unwanted toolbars are usually installed by adware programs that try to send users to their paying advertisers.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/CnsMin: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/CnsMin Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/CnsMin, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:

%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\ieðþ¸´.lnk
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cns02.dat
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsmindt.dll
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsminck.dll
%PROGRAM_FILES%\cnscfgf.dat
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsminio.dll
%WINDOWS%\system\assist.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\ehelper.dll
%PROGRAM_FILES%\cnscfgr.dat
%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\3721éïíøöúêö.lnk
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsio.dll
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsmindt.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\cesweb.dll
%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\òþë½±£»¤.lnk
%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\ïµí³¼óëù.lnk
%WINDOWS%\system32\assist.dll
%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\öúêö°ïöú.lnk
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsmin.ini
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsup.ini
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsminaf.cab
%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\°²è«·à»¤.lnk
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsminio.cab
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsminck.cab
%WINDOWS%\system32\drivers\cnsminkp.sys
%WINDOWS%\system\cesweb.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsminsv.dll
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\keepmainm.cab
%WINDOWS%\system32\cnshook.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsminck.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\bdhelper.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsminio.dll
%WINDOWS%\system\bdhelper.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsmin.dll
%PROFILE%\administrator\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö\¹ã¸æà¹½ø.lnk
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsmindt.cab
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\cnsminkp.sys
%WINDOWS%\system\cnshook.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\3721\cnsio.dll
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\axfilter.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsmincg.ini
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnsmin.ini
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsminex.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnshook.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\cnsminex.ini
%PROGRAM_FILES%\cnsmin.dat
%FAVORITES%\3721 chinese keywords.url
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\cnshook.dll
%WINDOWS%\downlo~1\axfilter.dll
%PROFILE%\application data\aneestdpea.lib

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
%PROFILE%\start menu\programs\3721éïíøöúêö
%PROGRAM_FILES%\3721
%COMMON_PROGRAMS%\chinese keywords
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\3721
c:\documents and settings\all users.windows\start menu\programs\chinese keywor

Registry Signatures:

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HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{118ce65f-5d86-4aea-a9bd-94f92b89119f}
HKCR\typelib\{aab6bce3-1df6-4930-9b14-9ca79dc8c267}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKCR\clsid\{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKCR\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKCR\interface\{1bb0abbe-2d95-4847-b9d8-6f90de3714c1}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{e5e4e352-6947-44ee-a420-db84efd3fe93}
HKCR\idnhelper.actobj
HKCR\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKCR\clsid\{47387079-da8d-48ab-98c7-0017812d51ea}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{f9ad9d67-efa8-480e-8291-0163f3960de7}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{aab6bce3-1df6-4930-9b14-9ca79dc8c267}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{b83fc273-3522-4cc6-92ec-75cc86678da4}
HKCU\software\3721
HKLM\software\classes\cnsminhk.cnshook.1
HKCR\interface\{a13d9b20-dfce-46ce-894b-1d6a4f688f13}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKCR\interface\{09cee5c3-ceb5-4e4b-9885-a0bad4305d9a}
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{c3a9f7f8-8862-496a-b8a4-25d4140b7dbc}
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{924f5b3a-7a27-484a-b873-e855c9708667}
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{48e688c8-609f-4b08-944e-3c7fab99cd08}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{e5e4e352-6947-44ee-a420-db84efd3fe93}
HKCR\clsid\{e5e4e352-6947-44ee-a420-db84efd3fe93}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{b835c273-3522-4cc6-92ec-75cc86678da4}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{19069804-2cf0-4357-b696-ba6e9aad99ef}
HKLM\software\classes\assist.easyassist.1
HKCR\clsid\{118ce65f-5d86-4aea-a9bd-94f92b89119f}
HKLM\software\interchina
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{be08f6bc-c3e6-4149-beb1-cb449e1b372e}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{abec6103-f6ac-43a3-834f-fb03fba339a2}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{a5adeae7-a8b4-4f94-9128-bf8d8db5e927}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/cnshook.dll
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{9eb2b422-c9ee-46c4-a471-1e79c7517b1d}
HKLM\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{ecf2e268-f28c-48d2-9ab7-8f69c11ccb71}
HKCR\clsid\{ca92b524-bc8a-4610-bd2c-6bd3e28155d0}
HKCR\cnsminhk.cnshook.1
HKLM\software\classes\autolive.live
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{7ca83cf1-3aea-42d0-a4e3-1594fc6e48b2}
HKLM\software\classes\fflash.flashobjectinterface.1
HKCR\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{ca92b524-bc8a-4610-bd2c-6bd3e28155d0}
HKLM\software\classes\autolive.live.1
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{df692509-d9ef-48a0-9cd0-3aa5b81f6f68}
HKCR\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{e5e4e352-6947-44ee-a420-db84efd3fe93}
HKCR\idnhelper.idnhelperobj.1
HKCR\clsid\{6d8f256b-6ab8-4398-8f86-1e56207db77a}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{ca92b524-bc8a-4610-bd2c-6bd3e28155d0}
HKCR\typelib\{a5adeae7-a8b4-4f94-9128-bf8d8db5e927}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\cnsmin
HKLM\software\3721
HKCR\clsid\{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKCR\cnsminhk.cnshook
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/cns02.dat
HKLM\software\classes\assist.easyassist
HKLM\software\classes\cnsminhk.cnshook
HKLM\software\classes\cnshelper.ch
HKLM\software\classes\cnshelper.ch.1
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{1bb0abbe-2d95-4847-b9d8-6f90de3714c1}
HKCR\typelib\{b9fad589-bb1b-4c06-bc98-16300869c24b}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{ca92b524-bc8a-4610-bd2c-6bd3e28155d0}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{4158db95-de71-41ff-bea1-2c3d1c679df1}
HKCR\idnhelper.actobj.1
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{7354662f-caa3-448b-bc01-04f55a2dca35}
HKLM\software\classes\fflash.flashobjectinterface
HKCR\clsid\{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKCR\idnhelper.idnhelperobj

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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