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BrowserModifier:Win32/BSaving

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Updated: Oct 08, 2012  |  Published: Oct 03, 2012

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Alert Level (?)
High

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Summary

BrowserModifier:Win32/BSaving is a browser helper object (BHO) that monitors the data you input into a browser, and sends this information to a remote server.

This program may redirect browser traffic (such as search queries and website visits) without your knowledge.



 

Symptoms

System changes

The following system changes may indicate the presence of BrowserModifier:Win32/BSaving:

  • The presence of the following files:

    %ProgramFiles%\bSaving
    %ProgramFiles%\bSaving\7e872ee05f4e7d624a73ecedd6b62867.dll
    %ProgramFiles%\bSaving\uninst.exe

  • The presence of the following registry entries:

    In subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{GUID}
    Sets value: "@"
    With data: "bSaving"

    In subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{GUID}\InProcServer32    
    Sets value: "@"
    With data: "C:\Program Files\bSaving\7e872ee05f4e7d624a73ecedd6b62867.dll"
    Sets value: "ThreadingModel"
    With data: "Apartment"



 

Technical Information (Analysis)

BrowserModifier:Win32/BSaving is a browser helper object (BHO) that monitors the data you input into a browser, and sends this information to a remote server.

This program may redirect browser traffic (such as search queries and website visits) without your knowledge.

Installation

BrowserModifier:Win32/BSaving creates the following files on your computer:

  • %ProgramFiles%\bSaving
  • %ProgramFiles%\bSaving\7e872ee05f4e7d624a73ecedd6b62867.dll
  • %ProgramFiles%\bSaving\uninst.exe

As part of its installation, it creates the following registry entries, so that it starts each time you open you browser:

In subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{GUID}
Sets value: "@"
With data: "bSaving"

In subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{GUID}\InProcServer32    
Sets value: "@"
With data: "C:\Program Files\bSaving\7e872ee05f4e7d624a73ecedd6b62867.dll"
Sets value: "ThreadingModel"
With data: "Apartment"

The BHO can be seen in the Manage Add-ons window, as in the screenshot below:

Analysis by Ferdinand Plazo



 

Prevention



 

Recovery

To detect and remove this program and other potentially unwanted software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antispyware product such as the following:

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