What is nJoyMovies Search Plus?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that nJoyMovies Search Plus is a search hijacker. These so-called "hijackers" 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.
How do I know if my computer is affected by nJoyMovies Search Plus?
You may see this entry in your list of installed Chrome extensions:
and these warnings during install:
You will see this icon in your Chrome menu-bar:
and this changed setting:
How did nJoyMovies Search Plus get on my computer?
Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was downloaded from the webstore:
after a redirect from their website:
How do I remove nJoyMovies Search Plus?
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.
- No, Malwarebytes removes nJoyMovies Search Plus completely.
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 nJoyMovies Search Plus hijacker. It would have blocked their website, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.
Technical details for experts
Possible signs in FRST logs:
CHR DefaultSearchURL: Default -> hxxp://movix.searchalgo.com/search/?category=web&s=nmdp&vert=movies&var=plus&q={searchTerms} CHR DefaultSearchKeyword: Default -> nJoyMovies CHR DefaultSuggestURL: Default -> hxxp://sug.searchalgo.com/search/index_sg.php?q={searchTerms} CHR Extension: (nJoyMovies Search Plus) - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao [2018-12-04]Alterations made by the installer:
File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0 Adds the file manifest.json"="12/4/2018 8:54 AM, 2307 bytes, A Adds the file popup.html"="6/6/2017 12:14 PM, 5793 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\_metadata Adds the file computed_hashes.json"="12/4/2018 8:54 AM, 16431 bytes, A Adds the file verified_contents.json"="6/14/2017 3:44 PM, 4304 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css Adds the file style.css"="6/6/2017 1:35 PM, 4085 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts Adds the file material-icons.css"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 1037 bytes, A Adds the file MaterialIcons-Regular.eot"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 143258 bytes, A Adds the file MaterialIcons-Regular.ijmap"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 28416 bytes, A Adds the file MaterialIcons-Regular.svg"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 284031 bytes, A Adds the file MaterialIcons-Regular.ttf"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 128180 bytes, A Adds the file MaterialIcons-Regular.woff"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 78776 bytes, A Adds the file MaterialIcons-Regular.woff2"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 42304 bytes, A Adds the file RobotoCondensed-Light.ttf"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 126168 bytes, A Adds the file RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 125332 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\images Adds the file icon128.png"="12/4/2018 8:54 AM, 13970 bytes, A Adds the file icon16.png"="12/4/2018 8:54 AM, 818 bytes, A Adds the file icon38.png"="12/4/2018 8:54 AM, 2862 bytes, A Adds the file icon45.png"="2/28/2017 5:35 AM, 4781 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js Adds the file base.js"="6/14/2017 3:10 PM, 17775 bytes, A Adds the file init.js"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 331 bytes, A Adds the file main.js"="6/6/2017 1:24 PM, 4672 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\official Adds the file bootstrap.min.js"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 36874 bytes, A Adds the file jquery.min.js"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 85660 bytes, A Adds the file material.min.js"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 62359 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\vertical Adds the file 440x280.jpg"="2/28/2017 5:35 AM, 66735 bytes, A Adds the file init.js"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 605 bytes, A Adds the file pop.js"="2/19/2017 5:26 PM, 2563 bytes, A Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs\Default\extensions.settings] "mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao"="REG_SZ", "38F2FD7F075330FEB0B7224D12B4AF1EE52BA3E373A270B8881D65DE52E1B357"Malwarebytes log:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 12/4/18 Scan Time: 9:05 AM Log File: 697288f0-f79b-11e8-ade4-00ffdcc6fdfc.json -Software Information- Version: 3.6.1.2711 Components Version: 1.0.482 Update Package Version: 1.0.8155 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 237319 Threats Detected: 41 Threats Quarantined: 41 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 25 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected) Module: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Key: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Value: 1 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, HKCU\SOFTWARE\GOOGLE\CHROME\PREFERENCEMACS\Default\extensions.settings|mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 9 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\official, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\_metadata, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\vertical, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\images, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\MHIHAOAEILMMPNPPBAFEDFHLBNHPHPAO, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 File: 31 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\MHIHAOAEILMMPNPPBAFEDFHLBNHPHPAO\1.0.2_0\MANIFEST.JSON, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\material-icons.css, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\MaterialIcons-Regular.eot, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\MaterialIcons-Regular.ijmap, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\MaterialIcons-Regular.svg, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\MaterialIcons-Regular.ttf, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\MaterialIcons-Regular.woff, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\MaterialIcons-Regular.woff2, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\RobotoCondensed-Light.ttf, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\fonts\RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\css\style.css, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\images\icon128.png, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\images\icon16.png, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\images\icon38.png, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\images\icon45.png, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\official\bootstrap.min.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\official\jquery.min.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\official\material.min.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\base.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\init.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\js\main.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\vertical\440x280.jpg, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\vertical\init.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\vertical\pop.js, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\_metadata\computed_hashes.json, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\_metadata\verified_contents.json, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.NJoyApps.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mhihaoaeilmmpnppbafedfhlbnhphpao\1.0.2_0\popup.html, Quarantined, [14414], [443091],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.SearchAlgo, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [340], [454816],1.0.8155 PUP.Optional.SearchAlgo, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [340], [454816],1.0.8155 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) WMI: 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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