Adware.NewNextMe (Sunbelt), APPL/NextLive.opea.2(Antivir), AdWare.AndroidOS.Mobserv, AdWare.AndroidOS.Mobserv, AdWare.AndroidOS.Mobserv, AdWare.AndroidOS.Mobserv(Ikarus),
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Arrival Details
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This adware drops the following files:
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista and 7.. %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista and 7.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
It creates the following folders:
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.. %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Autostart Technique
This adware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
mobilegeni daemon = "%Program Files%\Mobogenie\DaemonProcess.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NextLive = "%System%\rundll32.exe "%Application Data%\newnext.me\nengine.dll",EntryPoint -m l"
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
Mobogenie.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
MobogenieAdd
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Mobogenie
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\kde.org
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\kde.org\
libphonon
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
Mobogenie.exe
Installer Language = "1033"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
MobogenieAdd
dayAdd = "{true/false}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Mobogenie
DisplayName = "Mobogenie"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Mobogenie
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Mobogenie\uninst.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Mobogenie
DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\Mobogenie\Mobogenie.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Mobogenie
URLInfoAbout = "http://www.{BLOCKED}0.com"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Mobogenie
Publisher = "Mobogenie.com"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\sqldrivers
qsqlite4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:29:40"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QSqlDriverFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
sqldrivers
qsqlite4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:29:40,QSQLITE"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qgif4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:29:50"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
imageformats
qgif4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:29:50,gif"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qico4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:30:12"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
imageformats
qico4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:30:12,ico"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qjpeg4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:29:56"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
imageformats
qjpeg4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:29:56,jpeg,jpg"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qmng4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:30:02"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
imageformats
qmng4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:30:02,mng"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qsvg4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:30:06"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qtga4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:30:12"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
imageformats
qtga4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:30:12,tga"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\imageformats
qtiff4.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:30:08"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\
C:\Program Files\Mobogenie\
imageformats
qtiff4.dll = "2012-09-11T20:30:08,tiff,tif"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\
OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\
Program Files\Mobogenie\phonon_backend
phonon_ds94.dll = "40803,0,Windows msvc release full-config,2012-09-11T20:30:58"
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
Step 4
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
Step 6
Search and delete this file
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as ADW_MOBSERV. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.