Locators BHO

Locators description:
Locators Category:BHO,Toolbar
BHO (Browser Helper Object) Trojan.
The BHO waits for the user to post personal information to a monitored website.
As this information is entered by the user, it is captured by the BHO and sent back to the attacker.
The method of network transport used by the attacker makes this Trojan unique.
Typically, keyloggers of this type will send the stolen information back to the attacker via email
or HTTP POST, which can appear suspicious.
Instead, this Trojan encodes the data with a simple XOR algorithm before placing it into
the data section of an ICMP ping packet." explained the company.
Toolbar presents itself as a helpful add-on for Internet Explorer but it is a real pest.

Detection Locators :

Locators Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\locators.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\uninst-locators.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\lctappend.txt
[%WINDOWS%]\lctkeys.txt
[%WINDOWS%]\lupdtr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\locators.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\locators.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\uninst-locators.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\lctappend.txt
[%WINDOWS%]\lctkeys.txt
[%WINDOWS%]\lupdtr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\locators.dll

Locators Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{e720b458-b65a-438c-9ff3-b1df65d7db3f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{e720b458-b65a-438c-9ff3-b1df65d7db3f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{a26abcf0-1c8f-46e7-a67c-0489dc21b9cc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e22e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e22f}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e230}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{e720b458-b65a-438c-9ff3-b1df65d7db3e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ab88fc82-fcdc-4062-bcc4-887f0d73ec1d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locators.locatorbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locators.locatorbar.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locators.locatorlinks
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locators.locatorlinks.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locatorstoolbar.locatorstoolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locatorstoolbar.locatorstoolbarmenu button
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\locatorstoolbar.locatorstoolbartoggle button
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{b4f8e732-4793-4f90-b40a-829331861d54}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\locatorstoolbar toolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\locators toolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e22e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{e720b458-b65a-438c-9ff3-b1df65d7db3e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e22e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e22e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\{e720b458-b65a-438c-9ff3-b1df65d7db3e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\{e720b458-b65a-438c-9ff3-b1df65d7db3f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-92b0-a921f8d5e22e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\locators toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\locatorstoolbar

Locators Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\search assistant
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\search assistant
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar

Removing Locators:

you can run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Locators manually.

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

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