Spyware/SAHAgent

Alias: ShopAtHomeSelect, SAHAgent

Description: This Remote Administration tool was created with a certain purpose: it has a "downloader" and "dropper" function. It was designed so, that once inside the system, it downloads and installs a bigger virus. This RAT originated in August 1999 (Golden Retriever 1.1B), but later in September 2001 a newer version appeared. The author of this pest is a hacker called Noa.

Threat type:

Spyware - Spyware is any software application that gathers information from the user's PC and transmits it to the Spyware author (usually hackers, but sometimes corporations). The information is gathered and transmitted without the user's knowledge or consent. Spyware applications may steal sensitive corporate information and transmit it to competitors. Spyware also degrades PC performance and can consume huge amounts of bandwidth, especially on corporate servers.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Spyware/SAHAgent: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Spyware/SAHAgent Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Spyware/SAHAgent, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:


Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system32\sahimages

Registry Signatures:
HKCR\typelib\{cde442a3-dc2c-467e-a311-b4bc775d86c5}
HKCR\webinstaller.execute
HKLM\software\winsock2\layered provider sample
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\m3mtlgp
HKLM\software\vgroup
HKCR\interface\{4e570f74-deee-4fcf-b960-feefa4b8c6fc}
HKCR\webinstaller.execute.1
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\shopathomeselect agent
HKCR\clsid\{30402ff4-3e71-4a1c-9b4b-1cd3486a9fb2}
HKCR\interface\{4828c95f-c5db-4ab6-a945-8d8ec44b98a8}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
BHO/Bs3.dll
Adware/BHO/Hijacker/IETray
BHO/ToolbarStarter.dll
BHO/NetPal.PrizePopper
BHO/Toolbar/IEMonit
Downloader/TrueWeather Download Manager
Trojan/Worm/Backdoor/Dumador.c
BHO/Backdoor/Hijacker/Dyfuca.cj
Adware/Internet Explorer
Adware/Infotel srl