What is ShopForU?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that ShopForU is adware. These adware applications display advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing.
How do I know if my computer is affected by ShopForU?
You may see this entry in your list of installed programs:
and these scheduled tasks:
How did ShopForU get on my computer?
Adware applications use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was bundled with other software.
How do I remove ShopForU?
The recommended way is to use the provided uninstall entry under Add/Remove software.
In case that does not work:
Our program Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program.
- Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
- Double-click mbam-setup-version.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:
- Enable free trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium
- Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
- Then click Finish.
- If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
- Once the program has loaded, select Scan now. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- When the scan is complete , make sure that everything is set to "Quarantine", and click Apply Actions.
- Reboot your computer if prompted.
This adware leaves scheduled tasks behind that could result in "file not found" errors. You can remove these tasks manually.
Open the Taskscheduler under Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Scheduled Tasks.
Select the Task you want to remove and then click on "Delete" under "Actions" > "Selected Item"
How would the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware help protect me?
We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.
As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware would have protected you against the ShopForU adware. It would have warned you before the rogue could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.
Technical details for experts
You will see these signs in a HijackThis log:
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ShopForU] C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforu.exe
Alterations made by the installer:
File system details --------------------------------------------- Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8 Adds the file app.ini"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 578 bytes, A Adds the file chromext.dll"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 176128 bytes, A Adds the file firefoxt.dll"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 203264 bytes, A Adds the file res.dll"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 197120 bytes, A Adds the file shopforu.exe"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 536576 bytes, A Adds the file shopforusetup.exe"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 441344 bytes, A In the existing folder C:\Windows\System32\Tasks Adds the file ShopForU"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 3504 bytes, A Adds the file ShopForU Updater"="11/3/2014 2:46 PM, 3514 bytes, A Registry details ------------------------------------------ [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\saferev\instl\data] "APPORDR"="REG_SZ", "723BF96DEB6DCF53" "country"="REG_SZ", "" "insllPgLoad"="REG_SZ", "true" "lng"="REG_SZ", "" "prm1"="REG_SZ", "" "prm2"="REG_SZ", "" "prm3"="REG_SZ", "" "prm4"="REG_SZ", "" "prm5"="REG_SZ", "" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\saferev\uninstl] "shopforumpvep"="REG_SZ", "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforusetup.exe" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION] "shopforu.exe"="REG_DWORD", 19000 "shopforusetup.exe"="REG_DWORD", 19000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "ShopForU"="REG_SZ", "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforu.exe" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\shopforu] "DisplayIcon"="REG_SZ", ""C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforusetup.exe"" "DisplayName"="REG_SZ", "ShopForU" "NoModify"="REG_DWORD", 1 "NoRepair"="REG_DWORD", 1 "Publisher"="REG_SZ", "shopforu" "UninstallString"="REG_SZ", ""C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforusetup.exe" /uninstl"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org Scan Date: 11/3/2014 Scan Time: 2:55:45 PM Logfile: mbamShopForU.txt Administrator: Yes Version: 2.00.3.1025 Malware Database: v2014.11.03.05 Rootkit Database: v2014.11.01.02 License: Free Malware Protection: Disabled Malicious Website Protection: Disabled Self-protection: Disabled OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x86 File System: NTFS User: Malwarebytes Scan Type: Threat Scan Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 273407 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 18 sec Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Enabled PUM: Enabled Processes: 1 PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforu.exe, 8028, Delete-on-Reboot, [8fd2cc6bcbb1d462bd185dfe19e77789] Modules: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys: 1 PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\shopforu, Quarantined, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], Registry Values: 1 PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN|ShopForU, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforu.exe, Quarantined, [8fd2cc6bcbb1d462bd185dfe19e77789] Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folders: 3 PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu, Delete-on-Reboot, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu, Delete-on-Reboot, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8, Delete-on-Reboot, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], Files: 7 PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforu.exe, Delete-on-Reboot, [8fd2cc6bcbb1d462bd185dfe19e77789], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\ShopForU.exe, Quarantined, [90d1ef481f5d979fd2032f2cc53b7d83], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\app.ini, Quarantined, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\chromext.dll, Quarantined, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\firefoxt.dll, Quarantined, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\res.dll, Quarantined, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], PUP.Optional.ShopForU.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\shopforu\shopforu\1.3.15.8\shopforusetup.exe, Quarantined, [97cabc7b9ede3ff7b50444e2c340f50b], Physical Sectors: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware could have protected your computer against this threat.
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