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2nd Thought

Overview

Alias

 2ndthought Adware, Adware.SecondThought [Symantec], Adware/PortalScan [Panda], BKDR_RULEDOR.E, Second Thought, SecondThought, Spyware/BetterInet [Panda], Spyware/ClearSearch [Panda], Trojan.Win32.SecondThought [Kaspersky], Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.a [Kaspersky], Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.c [VirusLibrary], Win32.BettInet.E [Computer Associates], Win32/SecondThought.G [NOD32],

Category

 Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.

Browser Helper Object:  (BHO). A component that Internet Explorer will load whenever it starts, shares IE's memory context, can perform any action on the available windows and modules. A BHO can detect events, create windows to display additional information on a viewed page, monitor messages and actions. Microsoft calls it "a spy we send to infiltrate the browser's land." BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are seen by the firewall as your browser itself. Some exploits of this technology search all pages you view in IE and replace banner advertisements with other ads. Some monitor and report on your actions. Some change your home page.

Hijacker:  Any software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower.

Trojan:  Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.

Variants

   Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.a ·  Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.b ·  Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.c ·

Reasons For Retention

 Web page access times are doubled when compared against a clean machine.
 

Origins

 

Group

 CPM Media, Ltd.

Others By This Group

 Second Thought·

Mailing Address

 Don Lativalle 3597 boul St-Jean Dollard des Ormeaux, H9X2B5 Canada or 2nd Thought, 143 Beattie Street, Balmain, Sydney NSW Australia.

Phone:

 +1.5148827839 (Canada) or (02) 9818-6565 (Australia)

Email

 Don Lativalle dlativalle@canada.com or support@2nd-thought.com or thinkers@2ndthought.com

URL

 http://www.2nd-thought.com

Programming Language

 Visual C++ and compressed using UPX.

Date of Origin

 Variants from July, 2003 to May, 2005

Place of Origin

 Canada
 

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

 Use "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows« Control Panel.

 Stop Running Processes:

Kill these running processes with Task Manager:



Remove Autorun Reference:

Go To the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\adstartup, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.

If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\bokja, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.

If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\sqinstaller, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.

If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\stcloader, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.



Unregister DLLs:

Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:



Clean Registry:

Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:



Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:



Remove Directories:

Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:



Restore Settings:

After following the instructions above, you will still need to restore your original settings and prevent this from happening again.
 
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