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What is Your mini Truetest?

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Your mini Truetest 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 Your mini Truetest?

You may see this entry in your Chrome Extensions:



and this warning during install:



You may also see this type of advertisements:



How did Your mini Truetest get on my computer?

Adware applications use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was downloaded from the Webstore.



How do I remove Your mini Truetest?

Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program.

• 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.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of Your mini Truetest?

• You may have to remove the Extension manually under Tools > More Tools > Extensions. Click on the bin behind the Your mini Truetest entry and confirm Remove in the prompt.

How would the full version of Malwarebytes help protect me?

We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this adware.

The web protection module blocks some of the connections the adware tries to make:

Technical details for experts

Possible signs in FRST logs:

 CHR Extension: (Your mini Truetest) - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd [2017-07-24]

Alterations made by the installer:

File system details [View: All details] (Selection)
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    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0
       Adds the file 128x128.png"="7/24/2017 12:05 PM, 3393 bytes, A
       Adds the file 19x19.png"="7/24/2017 12:05 PM, 623 bytes, A
       Adds the file 38x38.png"="7/24/2017 12:05 PM, 1491 bytes, A
       Adds the file 48x48.png"="2/13/2017 1:47 PM, 16050 bytes, A
       Adds the file 64x64.png"="2/13/2017 1:46 PM, 16238 bytes, A
       Adds the file cs.js"="2/13/2017 2:17 PM, 1119 bytes, A
       Adds the file manifest.json"="7/24/2017 12:05 PM, 1020 bytes, A
       Adds the file popup.html"="2/8/2017 3:16 PM, 442 bytes, A
    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_locales\en
       Adds the file messages.json"="7/24/2017 12:05 PM, 131 bytes, A
    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_metadata
       Adds the file computed_hashes.json"="7/24/2017 12:05 PM, 839 bytes, A
       Adds the file verified_contents.json"="2/8/2017 4:04 PM, 2372 bytes, A

Registry details [View: All details] (Selection)
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    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs\Default\extensions.settings]
       "icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd"="REG_SZ", "4C8A73397D60E921AC0812192E361BEC0039ED93C6B286D92186A53F168B122E"

Malwarebytes log:

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-Log Details-
Scan Date: 7/24/17
Scan Time: 1:07 PM
Log File: mbamTrueTest.txt
Administrator: Yes

-Software Information-
Version: 3.1.2.1733
Components Version: 1.0.160
Update Package Version: 1.0.2425
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: 339228
Threats Detected: 16
Threats Quarantined: 16
Time Elapsed: 2 min, 38 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: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Key: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Value: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folder: 5
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_locales\en, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_metadata, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_locales, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\ICEPGILPDFNECNCEJOLIJHNOGNPBGCGD, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425

File: 11
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_locales\en\messages.json, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_metadata\computed_hashes.json, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\_metadata\verified_contents.json, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\128x128.png, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\19x19.png, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\38x38.png, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\48x48.png, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\64x64.png, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\cs.js, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\manifest.json, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425
PUP.Optional.TrueTestMini, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\icepgilpdfnecncejolijhnognpbgcgd\13.6226.213_0\popup.html, Quarantined, [9706], [419417],1.0.2425

Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)


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