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What is Rolling Search? The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Rolling Search 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. This particular one is a search hijacker and uses web push notifications. How do I know if my computer is affected by Rolling Search? 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 Rolling Search 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 Rolling Search? Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this adware. 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 Rolling Search? No, Malwarebytes removes Rolling Search completely. If you have allowed the notifications you can read here how to disable them. 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 the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the Rolling Search hijacker. It would have blocked their website, giving you a chance to stop before it became too late. Technical details for experts Possible signs in FRST logs: CHR Notifications: Default -> hxxps://install.rollingsearch.com CHR DefaultSearchURL: Default -> hxxps://feed.rollingsearch.com/?q={searchTerms}&publisher=rollingsearch&barcodeid=569890000000000 CHR DefaultSearchKeyword: Default -> RollingSearch CHR DefaultSuggestURL: Default -> hxxps://api.rollingsearch.com/suggest/get?q={searchTerms} CHR Extension: (RollingSearch) - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij [2020-04-06] 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\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\1.1.0_0 Adds the file manifest.json"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 2098 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\1.1.0_0\_metadata Adds the file computed_hashes.json"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 6255 bytes, A Adds the file verified_contents.json"="3/1/2020 10:21 AM, 2049 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\1.1.0_0\images Adds the file logo-white-text.png"="3/1/2020 10:21 AM, 0 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\1.1.0_0\images\icons Adds the file 128x128.png"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 4055 bytes, A Adds the file 16x16.png"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 470 bytes, A Adds the file 64x64.png"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 2105 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\1.1.0_0\scripts Adds the file background.js"="3/1/2020 10:21 AM, 514587 bytes, A Adds the file sitecontent.js"="3/1/2020 10:21 AM, 77 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij Adds the file 000003.log"="4/6/2020 8:51 AM, 835 bytes, A Adds the file CURRENT"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 16 bytes, A Adds the file LOCK"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 0 bytes, A Adds the file LOG"="4/6/2020 8:51 AM, 184 bytes, A Adds the file MANIFEST-000001"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 41 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Applications\_crx_dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij Adds the file Rolling Search.ico"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 177147 bytes, A Adds the file Rolling Search.ico.md5"="4/6/2020 8:47 AM, 16 bytes, A Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs\Default\extensions.settings] "dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij"="REG_SZ", "6159505CD847AE8099AE07E9DB4B4D7E0629A29A665857442A9D4EDDD1FC8597" Malwarebytes log: Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 4/6/20 Scan Time: 8:56 AM Log File: b2604f3e-77d3-11ea-a56d-00ffdcc6fdfc.json -Software Information- Version: 4.1.0.56 Components Version: 1.0.859 Update Package Version: 1.0.21998 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: 233786 Threats Detected: 14 Threats Quarantined: 14 Time Elapsed: 12 min, 58 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|dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 2 Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\DCNCOOFDJAJJMOFPLBDIEEOIEAPJHGIJ, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, 1.0.21998, , ame, File: 11 Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\000003.log, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\CURRENT, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\LOCK, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\LOG, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\dcncoofdjajjmofplbdieeoieapjhgij\MANIFEST-000001, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, , , , Adware.SearchEngineHijack.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\DCNCOOFDJAJJMOFPLBDIEEOIEAPJHGIJ\1.1.0_0\MANIFEST.JSON, Quarantined, 15116, 799722, 1.0.21998, , ame, PUP.Optional.PushNotifications, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, 214, 802211, 1.0.21998, , ame, PUP.Optional.PushNotifications, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, 214, 802211, 1.0.21998, , ame, PUP.Optional.PushNotifications, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, 214, 802211, 1.0.21998, , ame, 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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