LessTabs

By ESGI Advisor in Browser Helper Object

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 1,599
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 12,023
First Seen: June 5, 2013
Last Seen: September 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

LessTabs is a web browser helper object or extension that attempts to provide additional functions for popular web browser applications. Through LessTabs a web browser may have its settings changed. Usually LessTabs will load a different default home page and redirect you to another search engine site. Preventing the redirects that come with LessTabs usually involves finding all related LessTabs files and delete them. However, the automatic removal of LessTabs may be performed utilizing an updated antispyware tool.

Aliases

2 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Panda Suspicious file
Ikarus AdWare.Lesstabs

SpyHunter Detects & Remove LessTabs

File System Details

LessTabs may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. LessTabsClientIE.dll f6151f0794532c627e76b2f2ccb87716 843
2. LessTabsClientIE.dll 6697289655c08cbc5bd2e7ce9fce47e9 301
3. LessTabsClientIE.dll 2255420ceaaab71eee4590a03b92b375 191
4. lesstabs-setup.exe b8b72f821e8a33d2225273e0b30b82bc 16
5. LessTabsClientIE.dll ef69a5e1bebad743f4969a173acee597 1

Registry Details

LessTabs may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{3178A392-8963-471E-B7A2-969CB58D6496}
{8A2BBD3A-2130-4882-B198-863271F320DE}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LessTabs
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\lesstabs-setup_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\lesstabs-setup_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{3178A392-8963-471E-B7A2-969CB58D6496}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{3178A392-8963-471E-B7A2-969CB58D6496}

Directories

LessTabs may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\LessTabs
%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\lesstabs@lesstabs.com
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LessTabs
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\lesstabs@lesstabs.com

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