Tuesday, January 27, 2009

OnFlow Adware

OnFlow malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowreport.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\of_stub_ins_w_2071.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowreport.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\of_stub_ins_w_2071.exe

In order to ensure that the OnFlow is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the OnFlow adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowreport.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\of_stub_ins_w_2071.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting OnFlow:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowreport.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\of_stub_ins_w_2071.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflowreport.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\nponflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\intern~1\plugins\onflowplayer0.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\of_stub_ins_w_2071.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\onflow
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\internet explorer\plugins\ieonflow.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\onflow
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\onflow

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0cef79cb-d373-11d3-a7d3-00062962bf17}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0cef79d8-d373-11d3-a7d3-00062962bf17}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ieonflow.ieonflow1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ieonflow.ieonflow1.7
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{0cef79d8-d373-11d3-a7d3-00062962bf17}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ieonflow.ieonflow1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ieonflow.ieonflow1.7
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{0cef79cb-d373-11d3-a7d3-00062962bf17}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\plugins\extension\.ofb
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\onflow
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\onflow

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\plugins\extension
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing OnFlow:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from OnFlow.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove OnFlow manually.

To completely manually remove OnFlow malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with OnFlow.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the OnFlow process.
  2. Delete the original OnFlow file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes OnFlow from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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