What is MyTransitMapper?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that MyTransitMapper is a browser NewTab. These so-called "NewTabs" can manipulate your browser(s), for example to change your startpage or searchscopes, so that the affected browser visits their site or one of their choice.
MyTransitMapper is a member of the Mindspark/Ask family now known as IAC Applications.
How do I know if my computer is affected by MyTransitMapper?
You may see this browser extension/add-on:
these warnings during install:
You may see this entry in your list of installed software:
and this new startpage in the affected browsers:
How did MyTransitMapper get on my computer?
Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was downloaded from their site.
How do I remove MyTransitMapper?
Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program.
You can use their own uninstall instructions first, but I would advise to follow the steps below anyway.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
- If your browsers have been hijacked, you should read our Restore Browser page. You can read there how to fix additional browser redirect methods.
We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.
As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the MyTransitMapper hijacker. It would have warned you before the hijacker could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.
and it blocks traffic to some of their domains:
Technical details for experts
Possible signs in a FRST log:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = hxxp://hp.myway.com/mytransitmapper/ttab02/index.html?n={n1}&p2={p21}&ptb={ptb1} FF Homepage: hxxp://hp.myway.com/mytransitmapper/ttab02/index.html?coId={coid}&subId&ln=en&n={n2}&ptb={ptb2}&st=tab&p2={p22}&si FF Extension: MyTransitMapper - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\Extensions\[email protected] [2017-05-11] C:\Users\{username}\Downloads\MyTransitMapper - Changes.txt C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\MyTransitMapperTooltab MyTransitMapper Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab (HKCU\...\MyTransitMapperTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer) (Version: - Mindspark Interactive Network) <==== ATTENTIONThe most significant changes made by the installers:
File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\MyTransitMapperTooltab Adds the file TooltabExtension.dll"="2/15/2017 12:20 AM, 266864 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected] Adds the file bootstrap.js"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 24987 bytes, A Adds the file chrome.manifest"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 135 bytes, A Adds the file chrome.manifest.restartless"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 135 bytes, A Adds the file install.rdf"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 1384 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\chrome Adds the file ffxtbr.jar"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 345457 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\META-INF Adds the file manifest.mf"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 680 bytes, A Adds the file mozilla.rsa"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 4193 bytes, A Adds the file mozilla.sf"="5/11/2017 3:17 PM, 121 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\mytransitmapper_k9 Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Start Page" = REG_SZ, "http://hp.myway.com/mytransitmapper/ttab02/index.html?n={n1}&p2={p21}&ptb={ptb1}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MyTransitMapperTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer] "DisplayName"="REG_SZ", "MyTransitMapper Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab" "HelpLink"="REG_SZ", ""http://support.mindspark.com/"" "Publisher"="REG_SZ", "Mindspark Interactive Network" "UninstallString"="REG_SZ", "Rundll32.exe "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\MyTransitMapperTooltab\TooltabExtension.dll" U uninstall:MyTransitMapper" "URLInfoAbout"="REG_SZ", ""http://support.mindspark.com/"" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MyTransitMapper] "Start Page"="REG_SZ", "http://hp.myway.com/mytransitmapper/ttab02/index.html?n={n1}&p2={p22}&ptb={ptb1}"The Malwarebytes scan log:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 5/11/17 Scan Time: 3:29 PM Logfile: mbamMyTransitPlanner.txt Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.0.6.1469 Components Version: 1.0.103 Update Package Version: 1.0.1915 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 330645 Time Elapsed: 1 min, 16 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Enabled PUM: Enabled -Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected) Module: 1 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\MYTRANSITMAPPERTOOLTAB\TOOLTABEXTENSION.DLL, Quarantined, [271], [301125],1.0.1915 Registry Key: 1 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\MyTransitMapperTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [301125],1.0.1915 Registry Value: 1 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\MyTransitMapperTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer|PUBLISHER, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [352442],1.0.1915 Registry Data: 1 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN|START PAGE, Replace-on-Reboot, [271], [293497],1.0.1915 Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 4 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\META-INF, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\chrome, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\EXTENSIONS\[email protected], Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\MyTransitMapperTooltab, Delete-on-Reboot, [819], [356944],1.0.1915 File: 55 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\MYTRANSITMAPPERTOOLTAB\TOOLTABEXTENSION.DLL, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [301125],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [319354],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\PREFS.JS, Replaced, [819], [356946],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\MYTRANSITMAPPER.EFD98495046F401BA19B871AAE665712.EXE, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [365288],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\LOCAL STORAGE\http_mytransitmapper.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [240306],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\LOCAL STORAGE\http_mytransitmapper.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [240306],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.DEFAULT-1491393116824\EXTENSIONS\[email protected]\INSTALL.RDF, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\chrome\ffxtbr.jar, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\META-INF\manifest.mf, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\META-INF\mozilla.rsa, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\META-INF\mozilla.sf, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\bootstrap.js, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\chrome.manifest, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default-1491393116824\extensions\[email protected]\chrome.manifest.restartless, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [302304],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\LOCAL STORAGE\http_mytransitmapper.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [240305],1.0.1915 PUP.Optional.MindSpark, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\LOCAL STORAGE\http_mytransitmapper.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal, Delete-on-Reboot, [271], [240305],1.0.1915 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes could have protected your computer against this threat.
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