What is onliweb?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that onliweb is a forced extension.
How do I know if my computer is affected by onliweb?
You may see this entry in your list of installed Chrome extensions:

this icon in your Chrome toolbar:

and these warnings during install:



How did onliweb get on my computer?
Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was a forced Chrome extension.
But it was also available in the webstore at the time of writing.

How do I remove onliweb?
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 onliweb completely.
- You may have to remove the Chrome Extension manually under Tools > More Tools > Extensions. Click on the bin behind the onliweb entry and confirm Remove in the prompt.
We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.
We protect our customers from forced extensions by blocking the sites that spread them:

Technical details for experts
Possible signs in FRST logs:
CHR DefaultSearchURL: Default -> hxxp://somethat.com?q={searchTerms} CHR DefaultSearchKeyword: Default -> onliweb CHR Extension: (onliweb) - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane [2017-11-13]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\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0 Adds the file manifest.json"="11/13/2017 8:41 AM, 1175 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\_metadata Adds the file computed_hashes.json"="11/13/2017 8:41 AM, 2523 bytes, A Adds the file verified_contents.json"="11/10/2017 11:25 PM, 2016 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\icons Adds the file color-wheel.jpg"="11/10/2017 8:00 PM, 65074 bytes, A Adds the file icon.png"="11/13/2017 8:41 AM, 8663 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\scripts Adds the file jquery.fittext.js"="11/10/2017 7:59 PM, 1068 bytes, A Adds the file main.js"="11/10/2017 11:26 PM, 7738 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\styles Adds the file style.css"="11/10/2017 8:00 PM, 52971 bytes, A Adds the file style_old.css"="11/10/2017 8:00 PM, 56099 bytes, A Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs\Default\extensions.settings] "aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane"="REG_SZ", "C37E8ACE6B67361114E8B525E73D516CCA36C7A2F0DE5A5040236110D1CA496E"Malwarebytes log:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 11/13/17 Scan Time: 8:54 AM Log File: e02cf41f-c847-11e7-a0f1-080027750297.json Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.2.2.2018 Components Version: 1.0.212 Update Package Version: 1.0.3240 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: 333276 Threats Detected: 17 Threats Quarantined: 16 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 15 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled 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: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 6 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\_metadata, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\scripts, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\styles, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\icons, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\EXTENSIONS\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 File: 11 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\icons\color-wheel.jpg, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\icons\icon.png, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\scripts\jquery.fittext.js, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\scripts\main.js, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\styles\style.css, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\styles\style_old.css, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\_metadata\computed_hashes.json, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\_metadata\verified_contents.json, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\aneohjgdlbmhhanbhcpoacjmbcdajane\7.2.14_0\manifest.json, Quarantined, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\Secure Preferences, Removal Failed, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 Rogue.ForcedExtension, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\Preferences, Replaced, [633], [457134],1.0.3240 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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