PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk

Short bio

PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk is Malwarebytes' detection name for a search hijacker of Russian origin targeting Windows systems.

Symptoms

Scheduled Task to run at logon

Users may see this type of warning during install:

and this entry in their list of installed Programs and features:

Type and source of infection

SearchBand dialog box

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk without further user interaction.

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

Malwarebytes removal log

A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:

Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com
-Log Details-
Scan Date: 10/5/18
Scan Time: 9:55 AM
Log File: fc9152da-c873-11e8-9de5-00ffdcc6fdfc.json
-Software Information-
Version: 3.5.1.2522
Components Version: 1.0.441
Update Package Version: 1.0.7193
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: 238865
Threats Detected: 154
Threats Quarantined: 154
Time Elapsed: 2 min, 41 sec
-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Enabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Detect
PUM: Detect
-Scan Details-
Process: 1
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\YANDEX\SEARCHBAND\APPLICATION\4.6.0.1790\searchbandapp64.exe, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
Module: 4
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\YANDEX\SEARCHBAND\APPLICATION\4.6.0.1790\searchbandapp64.exe, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchband64.dll, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchband64.dll, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\speechkitlib64.dll, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
Registry Key: 6
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\Yandex.Stroka.User.S-1-5-21-{userid}, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{2D4DC59B-C068-4924-B3EB-21740B8CA1FF}, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{2D4DC59B-C068-4924-B3EB-21740B8CA1FF}, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Yandex.Stroka.User.S-1-5-21-{userid}, Quarantined, [5092], [-1],0.0.0
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks\{2D4DC59B-C068-4924-B3EB-21740B8CA1FF}, Quarantined, [5092], [-1],0.0.0
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Logon\{2D4DC59B-C068-4924-B3EB-21740B8CA1FF}, Quarantined, [5092], [-1],0.0.0
Registry Value: 1
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN|YandexSearchBand, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folder: 19
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-yandex, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-alice, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\simple, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\software, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\about, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voice, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\ie8\i, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\ie8, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\YANDEX\SEARCHBAND\APPLICATION, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
File: 123
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\Yandex.Stroka.User.S-1-5-21-{userid}, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\YANDEX\SEARCHBAND\APPLICATION\4.6.0.1790\searchbandapp64.exe, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\about\config.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\about\vendor-fallback.xml, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon\wakeup.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon\wakeup1.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon\wakeup2.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon\wakeup3.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon\wakeup4.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\balloon\wakeup5.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\1.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\10.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\11.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\2.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\3.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\4.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\settings\default.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\software\answers.data, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\software\description.data, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\software\extrawords.data, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\software\inputs.data, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\software\weights.data, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\afisha.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\auto.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\direct.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\disk.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\img.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\kinopoisk.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\mail.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\maps.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\market.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\metrika.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\money.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\morda.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\music.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\news.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\pogoda.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\radio.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\rasp.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\realty.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\taxi.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\translate.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\tv.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\Favicons\video.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\tablo\defaultThumbs.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voice\incomplete.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-alice\acoustic_model.nnet, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-alice\flags.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-alice\words.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-yandex\acoustic_model.nnet, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-yandex\flags.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-yandex\lda.mat, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\full-yandex\words.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\simple\acoustic_model.nnet, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\simple\flags.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\simple\words.txt, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\branding\voiceactivation\words.json, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\ie8\i\logo.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\ie8\i\progress-tile.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\ie8\index.html, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\05ebde31d097a7cb947e941402987f88.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\09a67bdfb3d6315077ef5bd608586d41.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\0c1ca1fa4ee14fc7d189a6fcc0fee9a0.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\135f8b81c9fe10c0a0abdd714ad2bb88.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\16e2c4c4cae50612e5fed914b6f6bb11.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\18e12bbdd7a3716b43990ee2cb6ac9d1.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\1a402b4c9b17fa169ddbcee02ef3d298.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\354da2a21800375b9f68d0f03e4b7d55.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\365dd4aeeae5279d5cec696951169f4f.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\446208ea1da603f383d8216cd18b54ee.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\45e7c9e1692e4e6df8c2a0d643345732.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\5f6e4fac39fa157b058dfce66ea6d7fa.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\6610a8dc2cfe54de2b19ab4214ead921.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\6e9b93dde9718df37f4e6304b6014ab1.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\7029ca87143ab943537b5eefc95e3785.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\705e136143277c2986432b3617a90ea4.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\7665739267487d44c45b501fc28deffc.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\82914e6e48bde41be1820ae9f01725cb.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\83b9610648bb8e32cc2b3ff26c9fa655.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\843251ab9da9020210c44ec4b6115a57.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\84e614c36b5387bf6811f78cabf97511.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\8aab37c8cce590b49bf63c37ccb9f0d6.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\91c0a7601e9958fef7c3f05a1d5693ca.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\99065624d956ef8a61df41abc594dbb9.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\9d88e20f12a4df66cd3b8b3477c9de95.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\a5205d97098c6aef2da90a934d66c150.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\a7ea87c33b6715a005cc448f3f129244.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\a8c1c69dac3c019bd7016b58dc14ab0e.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\ac587ed0e8ea1139fa0704e707272f44.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\b1c1bfca7034c4201c272afab0794c32.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\b22a7f76af40da6ed9940bbf8c4658e1.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\c6bd8974ea95cd62a4427c3bb283a542.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\c7ebe7cb007f484cedbfb04665012d52.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\ca1c2de513123b9d989dafdb0151172b.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\cb24e221adff8604b5cafba027f67eb2.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\27da3903bb8f8292458cfd3ec9e13caf.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\89207d028c6f4f81b8dde2f26f7c05b9.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\cf982a1997e07c536b52c867148a038f.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\d06f80b701405cb4db73c8745dd67190.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\d34a00b16e3c44485da521109eb36d15.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\d39cf5eced58c4c1c7b686e294282d98.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\d536f62048a877be0c1ab666926a7577.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\d83248271354a95812977167fd606336.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\dc5f0131e9d900956d1c3655e719161c.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\de2a7ef02ba3694da6fffef0d30ae1e1.png, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\e8d9818135c3fe3b010b3036bd0f7cc5.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\f0e108732dad78b133924628871f6bba.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\f9fa33e3d4f5dc6080093b7826005cbb.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\resources\images\fa5d20b33de423cdb2aa0f865f00bd26.svg, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\balloon.css, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\balloon.html, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\balloon.js, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\main.css, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\main.html, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\main.js, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\preview.css, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\preview.html, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\data\preview.js, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\crashreporter64.exe, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchband64.dll, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchbandcf64.exe, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\speechkitlib64.dll, Quarantined, [5092], [575166],1.0.7193
PUP.Optional.SearchBand.TskLnk, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\Yandex.Stroka.User.S-1-5-21-{userid}, Quarantined, [5092], [-1],0.0.0
Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)

(end)

Add an exclusion

Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.

• Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
• Click the Detection History
• Click the Allow List
• To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
• Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
• Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.

Traces/IOCs

You may see these entries in FRST logs:

(Yandex LLC) C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchbandapp64.exe
HKCU\...\Run: [YandexSearchBand] => C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchbandapp64.exe [3623928 2018-08-21] (Yandex LLC)
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Yandex.Stroka.User.S-1-5-21-{userid}
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Yandex
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Голосовой помощник Алиса
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex
(Microsoft Corporation) C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\yandex-alice.exe
Голосовой помощник Алиса (HKLM-x32\...\{8F2A70BE-546D-47A9-BFF1-D4BC8472134B}) (Version: 4.6.0.1790 - Яндекс)
Task: {2D4DC59B-C068-4924-B3EB-21740B8CA1FF} - System32\Tasks\Yandex.Stroka.User.S-1-5-21-{userid} => C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\searchbandapp64.exe [2018-08-21] (Yandex LLC)
() C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Yandex\SearchBand\Application\4.6.0.1790\speechkitlib64.dll