Hijacker . Search Portal (Summary)
Software Name: Search Portal
Company Name: Digital Inventive inc.
Product Name: Search Portal
Classification: Hijacker
Website: http://v73.us/
Brief:
Installs silently. Hijacks the users home page. Tracks web activity and sends search entries and typed URLs to its server.
IMPORTANT!
Some of the Hijacker.Search Portal components
are listed below. The list is compiled as a reference. The list might
not be complete and it doesn't represent instructions for manual removal.
We DO NOT recommend manual removal. Incorrect removal
of certain software might make your computer unstable or even unusable.
Removal of adware component might affect the related ad-supported software.
If you suspect that you have an unwanted instance of Search Portal
installed on your computer we recommend a free
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Search Portal might create following folders (and inject its files inside
the folders):
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Search Portal might create following files (some of the files might be
loaded in memory while the software is running):
- %SYSTEM%\chgsprt.sys
- %SYSTEM%\chrr2.ini
- %SYSTEM%\cmdfl2.dat
- %SYSTEM%\headr2.dat
- %SYSTEM%\HPCHuninstaller.exe
- %SYSTEM%\idchr2.dat
- %SYSTEM%\mspdnx.dll
Search Portal is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:
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Search Portal might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys
and values):
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FB13C415-7C2B-4443-BBCD-CCE72ED985C8}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDXchanger
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\chgsprt
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\chgsprt
Search Portal might create following registry values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad|eplrr9
Search Portal might create registry values with following data:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|http://v73.us*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search|*|http://v73.us*
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|http://v73.us*
Search Portal might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:
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