Troj/Ablank-AE is a browser hijacking Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Ablank-AE changes settings for Internet Explorer and intercepts attempts to view the home page, instead showing an HTML file contained in the Trojan.
Troj/Ablank-AE is a browser hijacking Trojan for the Windows platform.
When run, Troj/Ablank-AE sets the following registry entry in order to run each time a user logs on:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
sp
rundll32 <path to Trojan>,DllInstall
Troj/Ablank-AE changes settings for Internet Explorer and intercepts attempts to view the home page, instead showing an HTML file contained in the Trojan.
The Trojan may modify values in the system registry under the following:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HOMEOldSP
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Search Page
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Search Bar
res://<path to Trojan>\se.dll/space.html
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Use Custom Search URL
1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows
PopupMgr
no
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
SearchAssistant
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HOMEOldSP
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Search Bar
res://<path to Trojan>\se.dll/space.html
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
SearchAssistant
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Use Search Asst
no
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Use Custom Search URL
1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows
PopupMgr
no