Crownhub.com

By Domesticus in Browser Hijackers

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Crownhub.com is a fraudulent web search engine which is connected to browser hijackers and rootkit infections such as ZeroAccess rootkit, Google Results Hijacker and Google Redirect Hijacker. Browser hijackers involve a tracking cookie which helps attackers to change search results on Google and other major search engines and reroute Internet users to Crownhub.com and other malicious advertisement websites. Browser hijackers linked to Crownhub.com also use the tracking cookie in a try to deliver ads and gather web users' private details in order to forward it to remote attackers. After taking over the affected web browser, these browser hijackers can change your default homepage and search engine. Crownhub.com won't provide you any reliable and safe search engine services. If you try to search for a certain keyword on whatever search engine, eventually, you will get nothing related to your query because your search results are changed to links unrelated to your query instantly once you click on some of them. You should configure your browser settings and uninstall all browser hijackers and rootkit infections to block irritating redirects to Crownhub.com.

File System Details

Crownhub.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarstats.dat
2. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarguid.dat
3. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarcouponscategories.xml
4. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarversion.xml
5. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarstat.log
6. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbardtx.ini
7. %AppData%CrownhubtoolbaruninstallStatIE.dat
8. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarcouponsmerchants2.xml
9. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarpreferences.dat
10. %AppData%CrownhubtoolbaruninstallIE.dat
11. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarlog.txt
12. %AppData%Crownhubtoolbarcouponsmerchants.xml
13. %Temp%Crownhubtoolbar-manifest.xml

Registry Details

Crownhub.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCrownhubIEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "Crownhub Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID "CrownhubIEHelper.UrlHelper.1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCrownhubIEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar "Crownhub Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID "CrownhubIEHelper.UrlHelper"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "Crownhub Crownhub Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCrownhubIEHelper.DNSGuardCurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCrownhubIEHelper.DNSGuard.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}InprocServer32 "C:PROGRA~1WINDOW~4ToolBarCrownhubdtx.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} "UrlHelper Class"

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