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What is Key Omni?

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Key Omni is a browser 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.
This particular one changes your default search engine.

How do I know if my computer is affected by Key Omni?

You may see this entry in your list of installed Chrome extensions:



You may have noticed these warnings during install:







and this changed setting:



How did Key Omni 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 Key Omni?

Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this search hijacker.

• Please download Malwarebytes for Windows to your desktop.
• Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
• Click on the Get started button.
• Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
• When the scan is finished click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
• Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of Key Omni?

• No, Malwarebytes removes Key Omni completely.

How would the full version of Malwarebytes help protect me?

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

As you can see below Malwarebytes Browser Guard, as well as the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the Key Omni 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 -> hxxps://www.keysearchs.com/search.php?src=kyom&type=ds&q={searchTerms}
CHR DefaultSearchKeyword: Default -> Key
CHR DefaultSuggestURL: Default -> hxxps://www.keysearchs.com/suggest.php?q={searchTerms}
CHR Extension: (Key Omni) - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\hdgbbekaglmmmfjghmkafebboajchblj [2021-10-11]

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\hdgbbekaglmmmfjghmkafebboajchblj\1.0.6_0
       Adds the file bg.js"="9/17/2021 6:49 PM, 2392 bytes, A
       Adds the file manifest.json"="10/11/2021 12:17 PM, 1388 bytes, A
    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\hdgbbekaglmmmfjghmkafebboajchblj\1.0.6_0\_metadata
       Adds the file computed_hashes.json"="10/11/2021 12:17 PM, 128 bytes, A
       Adds the file verified_contents.json"="9/14/2021 11:57 PM, 1640 bytes, A
    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\hdgbbekaglmmmfjghmkafebboajchblj\1.0.6_0\icons
       Adds the file image128.png"="10/11/2021 12:17 PM, 3469 bytes, A
       Adds the file image16.png"="10/11/2021 12:17 PM, 412 bytes, A

Registry details [View: All details] (Selection)
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    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs\Default\extensions.settings]
       "hdgbbekaglmmmfjghmkafebboajchblj"="REG_SZ", "B693E44580BC1A531F8061BEFAFCA9B13947E89B46D702D363A53B022361E42F"

Malwarebytes log:

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-Log Details-
Scan Date: 10/12/21
Scan Time: 10:11 AM
Log File: 11754b36-2b34-11ec-9f78-080027235d76.json

-Software Information-
Version: 4.4.8.137
Components Version: 1.0.1474
Update Package Version: 1.0.45812
License: Premium

-System Information-
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: {username}-PC\{username}

-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Scan Initiated By: Manual
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 259310
Threats Detected: 5
Threats Quarantined: 5
Time Elapsed: 1 min, 44 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: 1
Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, HKCU\SOFTWARE\GOOGLE\CHROME\PREFERENCEMACS\Default\extensions.settings|hdgbbekaglmmmfjghmkafebboajchblj, Quarantined, 16932, 987269, , , , , , 

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folder: 1
Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\HDGBBEKAGLMMMFJGHMKAFEBBOAJCHBLJ, Quarantined, 16932, 987269, 1.0.45812, , ame, , , 

File: 3
Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, 16932, 987269, , , , , 759A5846EADA308E933BFC4502BD0CEE, D67AB3B8C764195EF7990D9EFB1C340C926EEB6F88930F913BF81A2D46B01069
Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, 16932, 987269, , , , , BDF36708C13A5DBC766EE7D9AE15C607, A4EE5AEDDB41FCCD603E3F99F52172B4A289AC9226235516337C2DBC53D12DB1
Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\HDGBBEKAGLMMMFJGHMKAFEBBOAJCHBLJ\1.0.6_0\BG.JS, Quarantined, 16932, 987269, 1.0.45812, , ame, , C22F4312B6FDF96E3A3D3D198DC129D6, 541D4B42382133DF08CD8888B0E19D8244F2844D82CB14B4A021F12D56553C0A

Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)


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As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes could have protected your computer against this threat.
We use different ways of protecting your computer(s):

• Dynamically Blocks Malware Sites & Servers
• Malware Execution Prevention

Save yourself the hassle and get protected.