Home / malware Spyware:Win32/CnsMin
First posted on 03 March 2019.
Source: MicrosoftAliases :
There are no other names known for Spyware:Win32/CnsMin.
Explanation :
CnsMin installs a browser helper object (BHO) that redirects Internet Explorer searches to a Chinese search portal. CnsMin may be installed without adequate user consent. It may prevent its files from being removed or restore files that have been removed. When installed, CnsMin may do any or all of the following: Create a folder containing a shortcut in the All Users program folder: C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramschinese keyword Create a folder named '3721' in the Program Files folder and install the following files: notifier.dll%ProgramFiles%3721patch03.dll%ProgramFiles%3721scrblock.dll%ProgramFiles%37213721alrex.dll%ProgramFiles%37213721cns1.exe%ProgramFiles%37213721
epair.dll Add the following registry subkey in order to run as a service:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesCnsMinKP Modify the following registry subkeys in order to run automatically each time Windows starts: Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce Value: CnsMinKP
Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun Value: CnsMin
Value: assistse
Value: helper.dll Add the subkey {D157330A-9EF3-49F8-9A67-4141AC41ADD4} to each of the following:HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShellExecuteHooks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShellExecuteHooks Add the following subkeys:{00000000-0000-0001-0001-596BAEDD1289}
{507F9113-CD77-4866-BA92-0E86DA3D0B97}
{59BC54A2-56B3-44a0-93E5-432D58746E26}
{5D73EE86-05F1-49ed-B850-E423120EC338}
{ECF2E268-F28C-48d2-9AB7-8F69C11CCB71}
{FD00D911-7529-4084-9946-A29F1BDF4FE5}
{BB936323-19FA-4521-BA29-ECA6A121BC78}
to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensionsCmdMapping Create or modify the following registry entries:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTADKiller.ADKillerObj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{118CE65F-5D86-4AEA-A9BD-94F92B89119F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{178DA2CB-5660-42F4-B2E1-2815401C5910}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{47387079-DA8D-48AB-98C7-0017812D51EA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{6d8f256b-6ab8-4398-8f86-1e56207db77a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{ca92b524-bc8a-4610-bd2c-6bd3e28155d0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{DDDE2452-AF9E-4577-AE6C-465DBCB54D49}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTclsid{e5e4e352-6947-44ee-a420-db84efd3fe93}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFFlash.FlashObjectInterface
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFFlash.FlashObjectInterface.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInsIII.brins
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInsIII.brins.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstaller.brins
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTinterface{df692509-d9ef-48a0-9cd0-3aa5b81f6f68}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowscurrentversionexplorerrowser helper objects{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowscurrentversionexplorerrowser helper objects{ca92b524-bc8a-4610-bd2c-6bd3e28155d0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowscurrentversionexplorerrowser helper objects{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowscurrentversionexplorerrowser helper objects{e5e4e352-6947-44ee-a420-db84efd3fe93}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT ypelib{a5adeae7-a8b4-4f94-9128-bf8d8db5e927}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTsMod.AxObj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTsMod.AxObj.1
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware3721
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware3721CnsMin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3721
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3721CnsMin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3721CnsMinCnsMinEx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesADKiller.ADKillerObj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesADKiller.ADKillerObj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesAssist.EasyAssist
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesAssist.EasyAssist.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesAutoLive.Live
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesAutoLive.Live.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBhoObj.AxObj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{115F6E46-FCBC-41ed-B3B5-3BDDD4AAB5E5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{141A5E19-BDCB-4E27-A3D7-9E16503BC05B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{7CA83CF1-3AEA-42D0-A4E3-1594FC6E48B2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{9EB2B422-C9EE-46C4-A471-1E79C7517B1D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{ABEC6103-F6AC-43A3-834F-FB03FBA339A2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{b835c273-3522-4cc6-92ec-75cc86678da4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{B83FC273-3522-4CC6-92EC-75CC86678DA4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{BB936323-19FA-4521-BA29-ECA6A121BC78}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{DB4F72F5-FA97-4424-A8CD-758FEAE6861F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesclsid{EF1D17A9-089F-40cc-8D64-7324CDEBA0DB}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCnsHelper.CH
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCnsHelper.CH.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCnsMinHK.CnsHook
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCnsMinHK.CnsHook.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCoolBar.CoolBarObj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCoolBar.CoolBarObj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesFFlash.FlashObjectInterface
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesFFlash.FlashObjectInterface.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses ypelib{aab6bce3-1df6-4930-9b14-9ca79dc8c267}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftCode Store DatabaseDistribution Units{7CA83CF1-3AEA-42D0-A4E3-1594FC6E48B2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerAdvancedOptions!CNS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{00000000-0000-0001-0001-596BAEDD1289}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{507F9113-CD77-4866-BA92-0E86DA3D0B97}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{59BC54A2-56B3-44a0-93E5-432D58746E26}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{5d73ee86-05f1-49ed-b850-e423120ec338}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{ecf2e268-f28c-48d2-9ab7-8f69c11ccb71}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{fd00d911-7529-4084-9946-a29f1bdf4fe5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionapp managementarpcache{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionapp managementarpcachecnsmin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{6231d512-e4a4-4df2-be62-5b8f0ee348ef}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{BB936323-19FA-4521-BA29-ECA6A121BC78}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{d157330a-9ef3-49f8-9a67-4141ac41add4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{DDDE2452-AF9E-4577-AE6C-465DBCB54D49}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{EF1D17A9-089F-40cc-8D64-7324CDEBA0DB}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorershellexecutehooks{b83fc273-3522-4cc6-92ec-75cc86678da4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{115F6E46-FCBC-41ed-B3B5-3BDDD4AAB5E5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{1b0e7716-898e-48cc-9690-4e338e8de1d3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallcnsminLast update 03 March 2019