AboutBlank Description

AboutBlank is a hijacker that initiates a Java program. AboutBlank may reset the web browser home page and redirect URLs to unwanted websites; some international, while some are pornographic. AboutBlank may also re-install itself when you reboot your system.

Type: Browser Hijackers

Aliases: HomeOldSP hijacker.

How Can You Detect AboutBlank?

AboutBlank has typically the following processes in memory:

• smbdins.exe
• wdm.dll
• se.dll
• svhost.exe
• tsmsetup.exe
• cbme.dll
• phafxfa.exe
• sethcd.exe
• achpjba.dll
• iesp1.dll

AboutBlank creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runnetworkservice
• b664647f-efd5-4837-a810-a807139107e5
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runnetworkservice
• 06abaa2d-34ab-4902-a326-409bd9b9a7a5
• ce6a1268-9cc9-4ba3-8657-fe1132906cc4

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