Threat Database Adware Shop with Boost

Shop with Boost

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,464
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 20,636
First Seen: May 27, 2014
Last Seen: September 25, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Shop with Boost is a browser extension produced by Verti Technology Group, Inc. that may show coupon advertisements when visiting shopping-related websites such as Amazon, eBay, Kmart, Dell, Expedia, and others. The browser add-on of Shop with Boost may integrate itself into Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox Web browsers. While the functionality of Shop with Boost may appear trustworthy because the plug-in of Shop with Boost may declare to help computer users compare products and prices while they shop online, the browser extension of Shop with Boost is, in reality, categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Shop with Boost may proliferate and enter the computer without the computer user's approval. Shop with Boost may also be distributed and install itself onto the PC as an optional program packaged with freeware. The plug-in of Shop with Boost may trace the PC user's Internet surfing activity and may sell the gathered data to third-parties.

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File System Details

Shop with Boost may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. BoostUpdater.exe b45a26fabab911fe3fd6fefbe81d125f 339
2. shopwithboost.exe b2fc3ddcaa2fd4af7c91b0176e82373c 2

Registry Details

Shop with Boost may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{2299856A-6506-42E3-A34F-CD35A47C1B19}
{41634761-D0BA-4C1A-9AC2-04AEE9511370}
{88C20E16-1EB7-40CE-820C-6CFCB41B1D2F}
{8DE6FC60-E023-4AD7-A3B7-591E1460E7F7}
{E860F65C-6645-411C-A662-E12E25FD3A93}
File name without path
http_static.boostsaves.com_0.localstorage
http_static.boostsaves.com_0.localstorage-journal
https_static.boostsaves.com_0.localstorage
https_static.boostsaves.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\AppDataLow\Software\Boost
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Boost.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\Boost.BoostBho
SOFTWARE\Classes\Boost.BoostBho.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\Boost.DLL
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{2299856A-6506-42E3-A34F-CD35A47C1B19}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{8DE6FC60-E023-4AD7-A3B7-591E1460E7F7}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{FD6D90C0-E6EE-4BC6-B9F7-9ED319698007}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\boostsaves.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\static.boostsaves.com
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{8DE6FC60-E023-4AD7-A3B7-591E1460E7F7}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{8DE6FC60-E023-4AD7-A3B7-591E1460E7F7}

Directories

Shop with Boost may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Boost
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Boost

URLs

Shop with Boost may call the following URLs:

boost@boost.net

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