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WhenUSearch malware description and removal detail
Categories:Hijacker,Toolbar,Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\pkg_17242af0\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\vvsninst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Content\images\sb.daemon1\splash.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Content\splash.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Star Estimator\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\themexp\Themexp.org File\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\WhenUSearch\Content\splash.html
[%WINDOWS%]\TEMP\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Search.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\WhenUSearch\Search.exe
[%PROFILE%]\Configuraci%F3n local\Temp\VVSNInst.exe

In order to ensure that the WhenUSearch is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the WhenUSearch adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\pkg_17242af0\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\vvsninst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Star Estimator\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\themexp\Themexp.org File\VVSNInst.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\TEMP\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Search.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\WhenUSearch\Search.exe
[%PROFILE%]\Configuraci%F3n local\Temp\VVSNInst.exe

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

Detecting WhenUSearch:

Files:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\pkg_17242af0\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\vvsninst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Content\images\sb.daemon1\splash.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Content\splash.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Star Estimator\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\themexp\Themexp.org File\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\WhenUSearch\Content\splash.html
[%WINDOWS%]\TEMP\VVSNInst.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DAEMON Tools SearchBar\Search.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\WhenUSearch\Search.exe
[%PROFILE%]\Configuraci%F3n local\Temp\VVSNInst.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAMS%]\whenusearch
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\whenusearch
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\WhenUSearch

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{763bd795-24ae-44d7-82d8-f9a1ee799729}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{beae14db-a12a-442d-bf77-4644e3661211}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{5b061650-38ae-49b4-9f5d-35396b2ceff5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{df901432-1b9f-4f5b-9e56-301c553f9095}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wuse.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\whenusearch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\whenusearch
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{715839cd-abec-45d8-a83c-1275f2d837cd}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{ba2325ed-f9eb-4830-8fce-0bc35b16969b}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{715839cd-abec-45d8-a83c-1275f2d837cd}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{737830b7-f1f9-4bae-a8fc-1433c71bedff}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{ba2325ed-f9eb-4830-8fce-0bc35b16969b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\whenusearchf

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\cmdmapping
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing WhenUSearch:

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

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 WhenUSearch manually.

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

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the WhenUSearch process.
2. Delete the original WhenUSearch 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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