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HenBang

Aliases
  • AdWare.Win32.Hengbang.s
Category
Type
What to do
  • If you've received an alert for a blocked PUA or adware and decide that the application is not suitable for your workplace, then follow the instructions for removing PUAs.

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 9 June 2006 09:36:22 (GMT)
Last updated 17 November 2006 11:42:17 (GMT)
Detected by Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows, version 7, and PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange.

More Information

HenBang is a potentially unwanted application.

When the application is installed the following files are created:

<Program Files>\hbclient\HBHelper.dll
<Windows>\hb24065.log
<Windows>\helper.ini
<System>\distributer.txt
<System>\hber.ini
<System>\hbhsy.ini

The following registry entry is created to run code exported by HBHelper.dll on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
RichMedia
<System>\Rundll32.exe "<Program Files>\hbclient\HBHelper.dll",WaitWindows

The following registry entry is set:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\RichMedia
path
<Program Files>\hbclient\HBHelper.dll

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\RichMedia\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\hbhelper\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBObject\CurVer\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBObject\CLSID\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBObject\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBObject.1\CLSID\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBObject.1\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBActivex\CLSID\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBActivex\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBActivex.1\CLSID\
HKCR\HBHelper.HBActivex.1\

HenBang provides an uninstall option which can be accessed via the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel. The software is listed as "Rich Media".

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