Awebsecurity.com Description

Awebsecurity.com is a browser hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Once installed, Zlob.Trojan will produce fake security messages stating that your computer is seriously infected and with the help of awebsecurity.com hijacker, it will redirect your homepage to awebsecurity.com which promotes rogue anti-spyware software products. It is highly recommended to remove awebsecurity.com as it may transfer information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it potential for data theft.

Type: Browser Hijackers

Aliases: Hijacker.awebsecurity.com.

How Can You Detect Awebsecurity.com?

Awebsecurity.com has typically the following processes in memory:

• pmmon.exe
• iesplugin.dll
• pmuninst.exe
• psndz.dll
• fdpzgi.dll
• isamonitor.exe
• pmsngr.exe
• iesuninst.exe
• vgibz.dll
• cqsfk.dll
• Awebsecurity.com
• isamini.exe
• isaddon.dll
• dxovx.dll
• cfqbw.dll
• wzhtjqo.dll

Awebsecurity.com creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IExplorer Security Plug-in
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\browsers.StockBar
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSDNS.MSDNSApp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{49CF52D7-8D58-4E22-A874-AAD721F5B523}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{5574E139-F59C-4bee-9A61-150B0D3A16C7}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D61D7E1A-6613-49CA-B6F9-51DB248E209D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Internet Explorer Secure Bar
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VideoExtension
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{967A494A-6AEC-4555-9CAF-FA6EB00ACF91}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9692BE2F-EB8F-49D9-A11C-C24C1EF734D5}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSVPS.MSVPSApp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Messenger Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper objects\{D61D7E1A-6613-49CA-B6F9-51DB248E209D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{aa6d4f53-4c8d-4549-84d2-02d584acc4e9} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\browsers.ToolBar.1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{49CF52D7-8D58-4E22-A874-AAD721F5B523}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{A8954909-1F0F-41A5-A7FA-3B376D69E226}

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