CWS.GonnaSearch BHO

CWS.GonnaSearch malware description and removal detail
Categories:BHO,Hijacker,Toolbar
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\audio\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\about.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autosearch.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autose~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\error.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\mgs_32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\options.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\searchaddon.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\search~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\toolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\webinfo.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\mgs_32.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\video\install.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\audio\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\about.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autosearch.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autose~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\error.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\mgs_32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\options.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\searchaddon.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\search~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\toolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\webinfo.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\mgs_32.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\video\install.exe

In order to ensure that the CWS.GonnaSearch is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the CWS.GonnaSearch adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\audio\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\install.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\video\install.exe

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

Detecting CWS.GonnaSearch:

Files:
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\audio\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\about.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autosearch.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autose~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\error.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\mgs_32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\options.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\searchaddon.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\search~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\toolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\webinfo.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\mgs_32.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\video\install.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\audio\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\about.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autosearch.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\autose~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\error.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\install.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\mgs_32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\options.html
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\searchaddon.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\search~1.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\toolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\toolbar\webinfo.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\mgs_32.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\drivers\video\install.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\toolbar

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\autosearch.autosearchobj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\autosearch.autosearchobj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{150fa160-130d-451f-b863-b655061432ba}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{799a370d-5993-4887-9df7-0a4756a77d00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{92f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{a55581dc-2cdb-4089-8878-71a080b22342}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{e7afff2a-1b57-49c7-bf6b-e5123394c970}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{3d11cbe7-1eee-4c8f-ab5c-a4cf7939f1f1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{7142c3e1-1fe1-4a2a-b882-681dc7db0d30}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{a1376d2c-12eb-472b-9c8c-db24448d3c91}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ml.iehlprobj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ml.iehlprobj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\searchaddon.ieobject
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\searchaddon.ieobject.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{7e68f5f3-782c-4bcd-88df-1e3d6350de4c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{a65529dd-4833-4784-a594-205f4a50267a}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{c1947e81-7036-4ac8-ac09-906224f6f4fc}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{f7825d95-cdd7-4e73-bfdc-846de0f336be}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\webinfo.webinfoobj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\webinfo.webinfoobj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{799a370d-5993-4887-9df7-0a4756a77d00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{a55581dc-2cdb-4089-8878-71a080b22342}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{799a370d-5993-4887-9df7-0a4756a77d00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{a55581dc-2cdb-4089-8878-71a080b22342}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{e7afff2a-1b57-49c7-bf6b-e5123394c970}

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser

Removing CWS.GonnaSearch:

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

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 CWS.GonnaSearch manually.

To completely manually remove CWS.GonnaSearch malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with CWS.GonnaSearch.

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