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Adware.CPush

Posted: March 4, 2007

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 98
First Seen: July 24, 2009
Last Seen: November 11, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Adware.CPush is an application that promises to protect users from spam but in reality it generates large amounts of popup advertisements. Usually Adware.CPush is secretly downloaded and installed by a Trojan or under dubious circumstances without your consent. Once executed, Adware.CPush will add extra banners to the web pages you visit and even on the Windows desktop. Adware.CPush will display annoying adverts based on your browsing habits.

Aliases

Generic Malware [Panda]Generic.RPF [AVG]not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BHO [Ikarus]Trojan/Win32.BHO [AhnLab-V3]ADSPY/Agent.1267200 [AntiVir]Adware.MegaSearch.27 [DrWeb]Toolbar:W32/Scirus.A [F-Secure]UnclassifiedMalware [Comodo]Dynamic Toolbar [Sophos]Adware.Generic.53708 [BitDefender]Win32:Adware-gen [Avast]Adware.CPush [Symantec]probably a variant of Win32/Adware.BHO.MegaSearch [NOD32]Adware [K7AntiVirus]Generic PUP.x [McAfee]
More aliases (25)

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



cpush0.dll File name: cpush0.dll
Size: 176.12 KB (176128 bytes)
MD5: 13cd8efd4c1856ef88b29fc90d627187
Detection count: 69
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
cpush.dll File name: cpush.dll
Size: 196.6 KB (196608 bytes)
MD5: d6ad049fddfc8c7839eebd17f2faee47
Detection count: 39
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%PROGRAMFILES%\bpa\bpa.dll File name: bpa.dll
Size: 1.26 MB (1267200 bytes)
MD5: 93db58cb951e3635202300cb9790a889
Detection count: 30
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\bpa
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 10, 2011
cpush0.dll File name: cpush0.dll
Size: 196.6 KB (196608 bytes)
MD5: 61a2a4c79ce201de31ee5d88b0c812ad
Detection count: 15
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{0AD3AB16-6D0E-4F04-8660-FB1F36BC2DC0}{11F09AFD-75AD-4E51-AB43-E09E9351CE16}{11F09AFE-75AD-4E52-AB43-E09E9351CE17}{50C4CDD9-22D7-49FF-AC6D-7D4D528A3AB2}{CDE9EB54-A08E-4570-B748-13F5DDB5781C}{DE2267BD-B163-407F-9E8D-6ADEC771E7AB}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{11F09AFE-75AD-4E52-AB43-E09E9351CE17}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\cpushHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}ContentMatch

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PushWare%CommonProgramFiles%\PushWare
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