Trojan Removal, Virus Removal

What is MS Antivirus (malware)

2012-06-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

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Not to be confused with Microsoft Security Essentials, the current legitimate Microsoft Windows anti-malware program, or its predecessors Microsoft Antivirus and Windows Live OneCare.

MS Antivirus
Developer(s)	Bakasoftware, Innovative Marketing, Inc.
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Rogue software

MS Antivirus (also known as Spyware Protect 2009) is a scareware rogue anti-virus which claims to remove fake virus infections found on a computer running Microsoft Windows. It attempts to scam the user into to purchasing a "full version" of the software.

Names

MS Antivirus has a number of other names. It is also known as XP Antivirus, Vitae Antivirus, Windows Antivirus, Win Antivirus, Antivirus Pro, Antivirus Pro 2009, Antivirus 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 360, Internet Antivirus Plus, System Antivirus, Spyware Guard 2008 and 2009, Spyware Protect 2009, Winweb Security 2008, System Security, Malware Defender 2009, Ultimate Antivirus2008, Vista Antivirus, General Antivirus, AntiSpywareMaster, Antispyware 2008, XP AntiSpyware 2008, 2009 and 2010, Antivirus Vista 2010, WinPCDefender, Antivirus XP Pro, Anti-Virus-1, Antivirus Soft, Antispyware Soft, Antivirus System PRO, Antivirus Live, Vista Anti Malware 2010, Internet Security 2010, XP Antivirus Pro, Security Tool, VSCAN7, and Total Security.

Symptoms of infection

Each variant has its own way of downloading and installing itself onto a computer. MS Antivirus is made to look functional to fool a computer user into thinking that it is a real anti-virus system in order to convince the user to "purchase" it. In a typical installation, MS Antivirus runs a scan on the computer and gives a false spyware report claiming that the computer is infected with spyware. Once the scan is completed, a warning message appears that lists the spyware ‘found’ and the user has to either click on a link or a button to remove it. Regardless of which button is clicked -- "Next" or "Cancel" -- a download box will still pop up. This deceptive tactic is an attempt to scare the Internet user into clicking on the link or button to purchase MS Antivirus. If the user decides not to purchase the program, then they will constantly receive pop-ups stating that the program has found infections and that they should register it in order to fix them. This type of behavior can cause a computer to operate slower than normal.

MS Antivirus will also occasionally display fake pop-up alerts on an infected computer. These alerts pretend to be a detection of an attack on that computer and the alert prompts the user to activate, or purchase, the software in order to stop the attack. More seriously it can cause a picture of a Blue Screen of Death to be pasted over the screen and then for a fake startup image to be displayed telling the user to buy the software. The registry is also modified so the software runs at system startup. The following files may be downloaded to an infected computer:

MSASetup.exe
MSA.exe
MSA.cpl
MSx.exe

Depending on the variant, the files will have different names and therefore can appear or be labeled differently. For example, Antivirus 2009 will have the .exe file name a2009.exe.

In addition, in an attempt to make the software seem legitimate, MS Antivirus can give the computer symptoms of the "viruses" that it claims are on the computer. For example, some shortcuts on the desktop may be changed to link instead to porn websites.

Malicious actions

Most variants of this malware will not be overtly harmful, as they usually will not steal a user's information (as spyware) nor critically harm a system. However, the software will act to inconvenience the user by frequently displaying popups that prompt the user to pay to register the software in order to remove non-existent viruses. Some variants are more harmful; they display popups whenever the user tries to start an application or even tries to navigate their hard drive, especially after they restart their computer. It does this by modifying the Windows registry. This can clog the screen with repeated pop-ups, potentially making the computer virtually unusable. It can also disable real antivirus programs to protect itself from removal. Whichever variant infects a computer, MS Antivirus always uses system resources when running, potentially making an infected computer run slower than before.

The malware can also block access to known spyware removal sites and in some instances, searching for "antivirus 2009" (or similar search terms) on a search engine will result in a blank page or an error page. Some variants will also redirect the user from the actual Google search page to a false Google search page that states that the user has a virus and should get Antivirus 2009 with a hotlink to the virus’s page.

AntiVirus2009 can also disable legitimate anti-malware programs and prevent the user from opening or re-enabling them. Anti-malware applications disabled by AntiVirus2009 include McAfee, Spybot - Search & Destroy, AVG, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, and Superantispyware.

MS Antivirus is constantly updated and re-released to prevent detection by common legitimate anti-virus scanners

Earnings

In November 2008, it was reported that a hacker known as NeoN hacked the Bakasoftware's database, and posted the earnings of the company received from XP Antivirus. The data revealed the most successful affiliate earned USD$158,000 in a week.

Court actions

On December 2, 2008 the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a temporary restraining order against Innovative Marketing, Inc. and ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC after receiving a request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to the FTC, the combined malware of WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus has fooled over one million people into purchasing the software marketed as security products. The court also froze the assets of the companies in an effort to provide some monetary reimbursement to affected victims. The FTC established claims that the companies established an elaborate ruse that duped Internet advertising networks and popular Web sites into carrying their advertisements.

According to the FTC complaint, the companies charged in the case operated using a variety of aliases and maintained offices in the countries of Belize and Ukraine (Kiev). ByteHosting Internet Services is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The complaint also names defendants Daniel Sundin, Sam Jain, Marc D’Souza, Kristy Ross, and James Reno in its filing, along with Maurice D’Souza, who is named relief defendant, for receiving proceeds from the scheme.

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Windows 7 Repair Virus Removal Guide

2011-07-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

Windows 7 Repair Virus Removal Guide
Windows 7 Repair is a fake computer optimization application made specifically for Windows 7. Windows 7 Repair will generally infect the computer without user permission and therefore will look like Windows 7 Repair is part of Windows 7 since the user didn’t install the application. By having Windows 7 in the name of the program, there are many users who believe that Windows 7 Repair is a diagnostic tool for Windows 7. The program will display system information on the program to make the user further think that Windows 7 repair is a diagnostic tool. While these issues may exist as shown by Windows 7 Repair, there is a low chance since Windows 7 Repair will display the same messages on all computers. The application will display the same results on all computers and will generally find 11 issues. Windows 7 Repair is designed for Windows 7 but there are also applications for Windows XP and Windows 7. Windows XP Repair is for Windows XP and Windows Vista Repair is for Windows Vista. These three fake applications replace Windows XP Restore, Windows Vista Restore, and Windows 7 Restore. They all have a scanner module, stardard module, and advanced module. Windows 7 Repair will make changes to Windows settings.

We recommend performing research from previous users if you plan to manually remove Windows 7 Repair. The comments posted by users who were infected by Windows Restore, the comments posted by users who were infected by Windows Recovery, and the comments posted by users who were infected by Windows XP Recovery may provide insight into the successful removal of Windows 7 Repair. Windows Restore and Windows Recovery are previous versions of Windows 7 Repair.

If you are unable to run the removal tool, or are unable to run any programs in general, you may need to stop the processes associated with Windows 7 Repair with task manager. If task manager has been blocked by Windows 7 Repair, try using Process Explorer. Also, try renaming the removal tool to iexplore.exe or to a random series of characters, which may allow the program to not be blocked by Windows 7 Repair. If you would rather manually remove Windows 7 Repair, we recommend checking our removal tips which will help to remove Windows 7 Repair.

Important - Windows 7 Repair will hide other files and folders in the computer in an attempt to try and convince the user that there are issues with the hard drive. Therefore, by turning on “show hidden files and folders,” the user will be able to see their files. In Windows 7, you can search “hidden files and folders” in the Windows Search Bar to find the folder options. To bring up the Windows Search Bar, click on the Windows 7 logo in the bottom left hand portion of the screen, which will bring up the programs. In Windows XP, the user will need to go to tools and then go to folder options in the file manager. In folder options, click “View” and scroll down to “Hidden files and folders.” This will allow the user to see the hidden files and folders. In order too make these files unhidden, you will need to go to the following location.

Windows Vista & Windows 7 – C:\Users\

Windows XP – C:\Documents and Settings\

The user will need to locate the folder with their username. They will then need to right click on the folder and left click on properties. This will bring up the properties. Deselect the hidden box and click ok. A box will come up and select to apply changes to the folder, subfolder, and files.

Below are some warnings shown by Windows 7 Repair. Windows 7 Repair is not a diagnostic tool from Microsoft and will display the following warnings on all computers. On a new computer, the following warnings will be shown.

“Hard Drive Failure

The system has detected a problem with one or more installed IDE / SATA hard disks. It is recommended that you restart the system.”

“System Error

An error occurred while reading system files. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors.”

“Critical Error

RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.”

Windows 7 Repair, like many other fake fake programs, will also claim that there are many issues with the user’s computer. Some of these issues can be found below.

“Registry Error – Critical Error
Boot sector of the hard drive disk is damaged – Critical Error
RAM temperature is critically high. Urgent RAM memory optimization is required to prevent system crash
RAM memory temperature is 83 Celsius. Optimization is required for normal operation.
Read time of hard drive clusters less than 500 ms – Critical Error
A problem detected while reading boot operating system files
Drive C initializing error
Bad sectors on hard drive or damaged file allocation table – Critical Error
Data Safety Problem. System integrity is at risk.
Hard drive doesn’t respond to system commands – Critical Error
32% of HDD space is unreadable – Critical Error”

Below are additional warnings created by Windows 7 Repair.

“Critical Hard Disk Drive Error

Critical hard disk drive error has been detected!

Windows 7 Repair detected a bad sector on your hard drive.”

“Critical Error

Hard drive critical error. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors. Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hart drive error.”

“Critical Error
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.”

“Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.”

“Low Disk Space
You are running very low disk space on Local Disk (C:).”

“Windows – No Disk
Exeception Processing Message 0×0000013.”

“Critical Error
A critical error has occured while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.”

As previous mentions, the purpose of these messages are likely just to scare the user into purchasing the fake program and to make them believe that there are major issues in the computer. If there really was a hard drive failure, the computer would not even load Windows. We recommend removing Windows 7 Repair and then restoring the computer to its original state. This can be done successfully by automatically removing the virus or by manually removing it.

It is recommended to use safe mode when removing the virus because Windows 7 Repair will generally not be able to load in safe mode. To enter safe mode, restart the computer and press F8 multiple times before the Windows screen to bring up the boot options.

The safe mode with networking option will allow the user to be able to use the internet in safe mode. Windows 7 Repair can be removed by using the removal tool or by manually removing the virus.

View Windows 7 Repair Files
View Windows 7 Repair Keys

Manual Windows 7 Repair Removal – In order to manually remove Windows 7 Repair, the processes associated with Windows 7 Repair must be stopped, the files associated with the processes must be removed, and the registry entries must be corrected to the previous state before Windows 7 Repair entered the computer.

Important: Before attempting to manually remove Windows 7 Repair, we recommend that the user read through comments posted by other users on how they removed specific fake antivirus programs since many fake antivirus programs are similar. These comments can be found by clicking here. These comments may provide additional information which may be useful in removing Windows 7 Repair. However, please use discretion since these specific comments pertain to other fake antivirus programs.

Stop Windows 7 Repair Processes (Learn How To Do This)
[random].exe

To clarify, [random].exe means that the executable for Windows 7 Repair will be a set of random characters. This executable will be different from computer to computer. There may be multiple random executables associate with this virus. Windows 7 Repair may have two executables with a random name and with the same plication. One executable will run Windows 7 Repair while the other will create the constant pop ups.

Remove Windows 7 Repair Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:\ProgramData\[random].exe

Remove Windows 7 Repair Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windows 7 Repair
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windows 7 Repair
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows 7 Repair

Remove Windows 7 Repair Startup Entry (Learn How To Do This)
[random].exe

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Removal Tip – Watch YouTube Videos

2011-07-10T09:44:00.000-07:00

When attempting to remove a fake antivirus program, it is good to go to YouTube and watch videos related to fake antivirus programs. The easiest method to learn how to remove a fake antivirus program is to watch another person remove the fake antivirus program. YouTube will provide a visual element in the removal process because viewing the removal process will make it easier to remove the fake program. For most people, watching the process is more beneficial than reading about the process. There are generally the same strategies used across many fake antivirus programs which can be applied to the current infection on the computer. Therefore, one good step in the removal process is to search the virus name on YouTube and look for a video where the person is removing the fake antivirus program. Some videos will show each step in the process which will allow you to replicate the same steps on the infected computer and successfully remove the fake antivirus programs. It is also beneficial to look up older fake programs which are similar to the currently program.

YouTube is also good for viewing videos related to performing functions on the computer necessary in order to remove the fake antivirus program. For example, Youtube has great videos on how to use task manager or file manager. If you need assistance with either or these programs, it is advised to go to Youtube and watch some videos related to Windows programs which are needed to remove the fake antivirus programs. YouTube provides a wealth of knowledge related to computers and the visual aspect will be highly beneficial. However, it is also important to scan with antivirus software once the program has been removed to make sure all components of the fake antivirus program are removed. Make sure to update the software before scanning so that the software can have the latest virus definitions. Watching YouTube videos is one of many removal tips for fake antivirus programs.

WINDOWS RECOVERY FAKE WARNING VIRUS MALWARE - REMOVAL

2011-07-08T09:40:00.000-07:00

First off all you deep breath you dont lose anything and you can solve your problem easly if you experienced user its take nearly 5 minute to get everything like before.

first you need activate task manager
download and double click

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/EnableTM.reg

or clikc windows +r and type regedit strg+f search for DisableTaskMgr change value to zero 0

if you able to show TASKMANAGER find ram resource and kill application

your files external harddisk c d are hidden dont worry about that click and run Unhide.exe

Remove Windows Recovery Virus (Fake Windows Recovery Manual Removal Guide)

Windows Recovery Step-by-Step Removal Instructions
1.The associated files of Windows Recovery to be deleted are listed below:

%AppData%\Microsoft\[random].exe

%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Recovery.lnk

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Recovery\

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Recovery\Windows Recovery.lnk

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Recovery\Uninstall Windows Recovery.lnk 2.The registry entries of Windows Recovery that need to be removed are listed as follows:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".exe"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ""

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "CertificateRevocation" = ’0′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnonBadCertRecving" = ’0′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop "NoChangingWallPaper" = ’1′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ‘/{hq:/s`s:/ogn:/uyu:/dyd:/c`u:/bnl:/ble:/sdf:/lrh:/iul:/iulm:/fhg:/clq:/kqf:/`wh:/lqf:/lqdf:/lnw:/lq2:/l2t:/v`w:/rbs:’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = ’1′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = ’1′

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "DisableTaskMgr" = ’1′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "CheckExeSignatures" = ‘no’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Use FormSuggest" = ‘yes’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced "Hidden" = ’0′

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced "ShowSuperHidden" = 0′

on my computer Turkish was ProgramData

Windows Recovery Description
Windows Recovery is a fake security application which is the same family of Windows Diagnostic and lures users to unknowingly perform corrupt actions on a targeted computer. This fake Microsoft windows recovery program installed without your awareness by a trojan horse that can easily access the targeted system through a backdoor you might not even know about and it won’t let you uninstall it instead of popping up fake security alert. Windows Recovery poses as a so-called security application that displays deceptive warnings and misleading scan results such as suddenly pops up alert in front of the desktop on your computer, announcing that the PC is seriously in risk. It then start scanning and asks for users to purchase it once scanning is completed. But actually it is not true, it just scareware your system to execute certain processes that are nonexistent, it aiming to get your money so you must skip it. Windows Recovery is preventing from scanning by anti-virus and you should remove windows recovery malware completely by manual to make your computer safety.

Windows Recovery Identified as Security Threat by Impressions
Windows Recovery reputation/ rating online is terrible. Windows Recovery is installed/ run without your permission. The official website of Windows Recovery is poorly built without contact info. The payments website of Windows Recovery is suspicious & claims your OS is unsafe. Poor Performance like highly-consumed system resources is caused by Windows Recovery.

Windows Efficiency Analyzer

2011-07-06T15:27:00.000-07:00

Description of Windows Efficiency Analyzer and consequences of its residing on your PC

Windows Efficiency Analyzer does not scan computer memory in order to detect viruses or any other kind of threats. It merely notifies of detected threats using random names retrieved from existing reports of genuine security tools. Remove Windows Efficiency Analyzer as yet another piece of fake antispyware, which self-advertises by means of misleading users into believing their computers are overcrowded with particular viruses.
Before you get rid of Windows Efficiency Analyzer, proper security solution will not be capable of solving actual security issues due to the interference with the counterfeit. That is, the program displays hostile behavior in relation to other programs. Weak security solutions that even cannot protect their own processes will not do against it. Click here to download free scanner of strong security solution to dispose of the self-advertising misleading software.

WindowsRescueCenter Technical Details:

* Full name: Windows Efficiency Analyzer
* Version: 2011
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware
* Origin: Russian Federation

Signs of being infected with Windows Efficiency Analyzer

It is only possible to encounter adware detection difficulties, if it shows preliminary popups. The preliminary popups are a kind of introduction to the adware main popups as they are shown first after its installation and do not mention the program name. The design of hackers, obviously, is to make it look as though it is a computer system that informs users of vague threats, and then here comes a program-hero to make an exploit of system survival which provides precise reasons for the system warning of general meaning.
However, the preliminary stage is not always in place as in many cases the adware immediately starts to shows its GUI and threat specific alerts. If you have the adware detection issue or merely need to remove Windows Efficiency Analyzer, click here to start free scan.

Windows Efficiency Analyzer automatical removal:

To ensure Windows Efficiency Analyzer removal is a contribution to overall system disinfection, follow the link below to properly scan your computer system and clean every kilobyte of the computer memory.

Windows Efficiency Analyzer Removal Tool

Manual Removal of Windows Efficiency Analyzer:

Windows Efficiency Analyzer manual removal is safe, if a Windows user perform it in Safe Mode with Command Prompt and double-check entries before their deletion.

Remove Windows Efficiency Analyzer files and dll’s:

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\.exe

Unregister Windows Efficiency Analyzer registry values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\afwserv.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avastsvc.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avastui.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\egui.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ekrn.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msascui.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msmpeng.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe “Debugger” = ’svchost.exe’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect” = ‘0′
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect” = ‘0′
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore “DisableSR ” = ‘1′

Conficker.C (Conficker C)

2011-07-04T15:23:00.000-07:00

Description of Conficker.C and consequences of its residing on your PC

First of all, it should be noted that the popular question about Conficker.C (Conficker C) whether this program is especially or exclusively harmful on April 1 All Fools’ Day only has the answer that Conficker.C removal is a must for those who want their computer to remain in due condition in terms of operating system intactness and soundless, as well as of the presence of malware and tojans, for if Conficker.C cannot harm your computer on the All Fools’ Day, it will manage to do that later. Actually, Conficker.C is just a mediator that has extremely high penetrability due to its extremely small size and, according to the conservative estimate, has already infected millions of computer. The only task of Conficker.C is to install corresponding trojan and replicate itself to the removable memory like USB flash drive and CD in order to infect other computers. Conficker.C does not harm computer directly, it is a corresponding trojan that considerably affects it. The trojan is programmed by the timer embedded into its body to start connecting to 50 thousands (!!!) of different domains and to install a quantity of malwares and other Trojans from those domains. The date appointed for the start of this process is April 1 All Fools’ Day. Before that date, the Conficker.C trojan should hijack your browser and block any websites except those it is programmed to promote, as well as to disable any security tools.
Fortunately, this infection is well-studied and there is a remedy that we do not hesitate to recommend for Conficker.C removal. Click here to start free scan and get rid of Conficker.C. It is understood that Conficker.C removal will cover the removal of Conficker.C worm and trojan.
It should be noted that Conficker.C is mainly installed on the Microsoft computers, but Macintosh computers may also be affected, though interaction of Conficker.C with other operating systems requires further studying.

Conficker.C Technical Details

* Full name: Conficker.C, Conficker C, Conficker-C
* Version: 2009
* Type: Worm
* Origin: Russian Federation

Signs of being infected with Conficker.C:

Conficker.C is distributed very effectively through the local networks and removable memory. If your computer belongs to any local network, your chances to be infected are increasing in direct proportion to the number of computers in that network. That is to say that Conficker.C, unlike adware, is hardly detectable without special program, and Conficker.C removal may be problematic, because the program may replicate itself and hide the copies at various locations. It is rather possible to assess your chances to be infected, but not to detect Conficker.C.
However, the trojan presence may be established, if the trojan has already hijacked the browser and blocked all the websites and / or disabled legitimate programs, especially security tools, and / or disabled Windows Installer so that you cannot install new programs, hence you cannot install any antivirus as well.
In order to make sure that you are free of Conficker.C infection or else t detect and remove Conficker.C, click here. As mentioned above, Conficker.C corresponding trojan may disable Windows Installer so that you may need to remove Conficker.C from your infected hard disk transferring it to the uninfected computer.

Automatic Removal of Conficker.C from your PC:

Conficker.C removal may require the removal of corresponding trojan and proper exploring of all computer memory to detect all hidden copies of the worm. This task is executable for the Conficker.C removal tool that we recommend to apply. Follow the link below in order to start free scan as a first step to Conficker.C removal.

Download Conficker.C Removal Tool

Manual Removal of Conficker.C:

Note: you shall find all the copies of the worm, as at least one copy is capable of performing its task. In addition, if the corresponding trojan has been installed, you need it to detect and remove as well. To identify the type and location of that trojan and to find through this website or Google the relevant manual removal instructions, please follow the link below to download and install Spyware Doctor free scanner.
Please, print this instruction out and close all the programs before Conficker.C removal, because it is extremely dangerous to use any programs, including txt editors, during the process of Conficker.C manual removal.

Remove Conficker.C files and dll’s

%System%\[RANDOM FILE NAME].dll

Unregister Conficker.C registry values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\netsvcs\Parameters\”ServiceDll” = “[PathToWorm]”

W32.Ramnit

2011-07-02T15:18:00.000-07:00

Description of W32.Ramnit consequences of its residing on your PC

W32.Ramnit (W32.Ramnit.A, W32.Ramnit.B) is a frob that disorders computer systems it is dropped on. In addition, it acts as a browser hijacker helping your browser to open suspicious, misleading and unsafe websites like rmnzerobased.com. Naturally it does not seek user’s approval for assisting web-browser. Its assistance to web-browser also includes access denial to certain websites.
In order to remove W32.Ramnit you may need run your Windows in Safe Mode with Networking . That will unblock the website (if currently blocked) where you can upload system security suite suitable for W32.Ramnit removal. Click here to remove the infection without rebooting; if the link fails to open, please restart Windows as prescribed above.
Click here to start free scan of computer system for malware and viruses and get rid of MalwareCatcher ensuring removal of any other parasites at once.

W32.Ramnit Technical Details

* Full name: W32.Ramnit, W32.Ramnit.A, W32.Ramnit.B
* Version: 2010
* Type: Worm
* Origin: Russian federation

Signs of being infected with W32.Ramnit:

W32.Ramnit is in the most cases detectable by rmnzerobased.com. This website is downloaded by W32.Ramnit and its download might be repeated as W32.Ramnit attempts to upload malicious dll from this websites, but its attempts are often unsuccessful. A precise detection, as well as removal of W32.Ramnit is to be performed by relevant solution. Click to launch free scan and delete W32.Ramnit. If encountering difficulties to upload and install recommended security suite, please consult the last paragraph of section 1 to get instructed on how to wear down resistance of the infection aimed at terminating the W32.Ramnit remover upload.

Automatic Removal of W32.Ramnit from your PC:

To gain confidence that no computer infections related to W32.Ramnit are omitted, as well as any other threats are removed in due course, follow the link below to start a comprehensive system scan to have all the names of your computer parasites, and then remove them in the way you prefer.
Please refer to the paragraph 1 of the first section in this post, if facing any issues when uploading the antivirus recommended.

W32.Ramnit Removal Tool

Manual Removal of W32.Ramnit:

Choosing W32.Ramnit removal in manual mode does not necessarily mean to ignore other threats. Follow the link above to detect other infections and google their names for relevant manuals that will explain how to get rid of those detections.
Please restart Windows in Safe Mode with Networking and withhold other software idle and network connections disabled when removing W32.Ramnit.

Remove W32.Ramnit files and dll’s:

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\\
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\\.exe

Unregister W32.Ramnit registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVSolution
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVSuitE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AVSolution
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AVSuitE
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter “Enabled” = “0″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5643″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyEnable” = “1″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”

Power Antivirus

2011-06-30T15:15:00.000-07:00

Description of Power Antivirus and consequences of its residing on your PC

SpySheriff is getting to be out-of-date so that even worst among real security programs are now able to detect and remove SpySheriff. Here comes another “SpySheriff”, Power Antivirus. Needless to say, both these programs are useless in terms of detection and removal of malware and viruses. Click here to detect (free of charge) and remove Power Antivirus (PowerAntivirus) and other malware, related and unrelated, as well as other threats. Failure to get rid of Power Antivirus in a good time poses a real challenge to your system.
Power Antivirus may be installed from web-site promoting malware, so called online-scanner. There is nothing discreditable if you have trusted in promises of granting life-time protection to your PC given at those sites. Anyone can be trapped, especially with rather little experience in web-browsing. However, if you think that after visiting those web-sites, when you easily escaped away having no doubts in their tricky nature, your PC is in safety, – well, that is not exactly so. Be aware that a malicious script of such “security centers” sometimes allows this rogue to be installed without your contest. In addition, spamming and other methods of unauthorized installation are widely utilized by Power Antivirus.
All actions taken by Power Antivirus are harmful. Get rid of Power Antivirus (PowerAntivirus) immediately to avoid further malignant impacts up to system collapse.

Power Antivirus Technical Details

* Full name: Power Antivirus, PowerAntivirus
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware
* Origin: Russian Federation, http://pwrantivirus.com, http://scanner-pwrantivirus.com

Power Antivirus Screenshots (click to enlarge):

Signs of being infected with Power Antivirus:

In order to ensure whether Power Antivirus has been installed in your PC, click here . This link starts installation of free scanner.
Alternatively, try to recognize signs of its presence by your own. If scan by Power Antivirus or alerts by the same rogue have ever been displayed in your monitor, consider Power Antivirus a resident of your PC with 99,99% probability. Prior to scan generation, this malware might need to restart your PC in order to save harmful settings adjusted for letting this malware go on in its instant alerting and other activity (refresh your memory about buzzes and sudden shut-downs of your PC, if any took place). In a very short while after Power Antivirus installation, overall system speed may be decreased due to intensive utilization of recourses by this program (refresh your memory about obvious and rather sharp drop of PC speed). Some cases have been reported of unnamed scan window appearance, though they were obviously and for sure generated by Power Antivirus. Perhaps, there were no window denominations due to error in this malware installation or run. Remove Power Antivirus, this is a real challenge, when all results of scan by Power Antivirus are false positives.

Automatic Removal of Power Antivirus from your PC:

Power Antivirus is a clone of SpySheriff. Both these programs belong, in their turn, to a big group of related malware sharing the same promoters and downloading rotes. Get rid of Power Antivirus in automatic mode, and other threats will be detected and removed automatically.

What is TrojanDropper and how to remove it?

2011-06-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

What is TrojanDropper and how to remove it?

TrojanDropper is a Trojan program designed to install and launch other programs on the victim machine without your knowledge and permission. Once executed, TrojanDropper will open up a huge security hole through which large amounts of adware and spyware can be piped to your system. TrojanDropper places any financial or banking information stored on your computer in severe jeopardy and represents a serious security risk; therefore, remove TrojanDropper as soon as it has been detected.

How to manually remove TrojanDropper

To save time and avoid risking destroying your computer, we highly recommend use a spyware scanner such as SpyHunter, to detect TrojanDropper and other spyware, adware, Trojans, viruses, keyloggers, and more that can be hidden in your PC.

Files associated with TrojanDropper infection:

Mendoza.exe
Mendoza1.exe
numbsoftnew.exe
OEM.exe
visfx500new.exe
wd7gi8nnew.exe
senh.exe
aouei
sysrtmvs.exe
search[2].exe

Remove TrojanDropper registry entries:
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Emitt

What is Sinowall Trojan?

2011-06-26T19:15:00.000-07:00

What is Sinowall Trojan and how to remove sinowal trojan for free?
Security experts have poured cold water on media reports that claim some 20,000 Australian bank accounts have been compromised by the Sinowal Trojan.

Sinowal Trojan is a information stealing trojan. It also drops other malicious files into infected computer. It injects its dll into other processes to monitor them.

Type: Trojan

Also Known as: Win32/Sinowal.CP(FSecure)

Danger Level: 7

Properties of Sinowal Trojan :

1. Adds other software

2. Autostarts/Stays Resident

3. Connects to the internet

4. Force, hidden or stealth install

5. Installs Through Exploit

6. Logs passwords

7. No standard Uninstaller

8. Transmits PII

Trick to Remove Sinowal Trojan From your Computer

You can remove all of the tools I requested you to load and their ociated files and folders or startup OTMoveIt and it has a clean up option you can run.
SUPERAntiSpyware is a trial version, you can remove that when the trial period has expired.
Click Here to Download Super AntiSpyware

It’s a good idea to Flush your System Restore after removing malware:Turn off system restore and then turn it back on: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310405

Or Try the Source 2:

sinowal trojan removal
So this means another trojan attack? I heard there's a trojan virus lurking in here. Its the sinowal.trojan. So how can we remove Sinowal Trojan?

I researched the steps to Sinowal Trojan Removal, and here's what I found:

First, download SDFIX, save it on your desktop. Double click SDFix.exe and it will extract the files to %systemdrive%
(Drive that contains the Windows Directory, typically C:\SDFix)
Please then reboot your computer in Safe Mode by doing the following :

Restart your computer
After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key continually;
Instead of Windows loading as normal, the Advanced Options Menu should appear;
Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode, then press Enter.
Choose your usual account.
Open the extracted SDFix folder and double click RunThis.bat to start the script.
Type Y to begin the cleanup process.
It will remove any Trojan Services and Registry Entries that it finds then prompt you to press any key to Reboot.
Press any Key and it will restart the PC.
When the PC restarts the Fixtool will run again and complete the removal process then display Finished, press any key to end the script and load your desktop icons.
Once the desktop icons load the SDFix report will open on screen and also save into the SDFix folder as Report.txt(Report.txt will also be copied to Clipboard ready for posting back on the forum).
Finally paste the contents of the Report.txt back on the forum with a new HijackThis log
Another way to remove Sinowal Trojan is to download ComboFix. Just follow the prompt.=)Please leave a comment about this post.

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009

2011-06-24T19:06:00.000-07:00

Description of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 and consequences of its residing on your PC

Developers of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 (CoreGuard 2009) have made additional efforts to avoid CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 removal. They have embedded a program into CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, which can detect legit software by examining Windows Registry keys. Another file system is responsible for deletion of the Registry keys providing functioning of legitimate software recognized by CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 as antimalware. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 through its fake alerts also asks to uninstall fake security software conflicting with CoreGuard Antivirus 2009. The corresponding alert may read as follows:

“There is unauthorized antivirus software detected on your computer. It is recommended you to remove it; otherwise it could conflict with CoreGusard Antivirus 2009.”

That lures users into complete removal of legit software. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 requires farther behavioral studying to assess the extent of damage it may do to infected computer system and personal data, but it is evident that users need to get rid of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, for the program may disable, and facilitate removal of, useful software.
Click here to run free scan to detect malware and viruses at the inspected computer system and to remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 and other infections as appropriate. CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is often downloaded and installed with malware-carrier. That malicious software installing CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 from the backdoor without user’s informed consent is also dangerous and need to be detected and removed.

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Technical Details

* Full name: CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, Core Guard Antivirus 2009, CoreGuard 2009
* Version: 2009
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware
* Origin: Ukraine, guardlab.com, bitcoreguard.com, bitcoreguard.net, coreguard2009.com, guardav.com

CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 screenshots:

Signs of being infected with CoreGuard Antivirus 2009:

It is a hacker’s design that users pay for CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 registration. The registration fee is collected via rather trusted terminal, though verification is still needed to ensure reliability of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 payment system. However, if you pay for CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 while its adware is residing at your computer, you may have a related spyware infection specialized on intercepting private financial information. Avoid sending your financial data online before you remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 to stave off the danger of your identity theft.
In order that users pay for registration, CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 installs its trialware in the hidden mode with trojan or another type of malware or mislead users into performing the installation manually. The trial version of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is actually the program we mainly describe in this post. Full version of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 requires settlement of registration fee, and is what hackers want you to buy.
The trialware of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 is set to start free scan automatically as the computers system starts; the scan is nothing special for adware that pretends to be antispyware. It is one and same movie shown without computer inspection. That movie states there are dozens of infections at your computer. In addition to fake scan, CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 generates fake security alerts. The text of few of them you may read below:

ANTIVIRUS IS RUN IN DEMO MODE. ACTIVATE YOUR ANTIVIRUS OTHERWISE ALL THE DATA WILL BE LOST OR DAMAGED!

PLEASE, OPTIMIZE YOUR PC. IT RUN ONLY 10%.

Once you have detected this rogue antispyware, take urgent measures to remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009. Click here to start free scan and remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, as well as any other infections posing a challenge to your computer system.

Automatic Removal of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 from your PC:

This way of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 removal implies free detection of infections with their further removal, thus providing complex system cleanup. Follow the link below to remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 automatically and get the protection from further malware attacks.

Download CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 Removal Tool

Manual Removal of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009:

Manual removal of CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 demands from users to dedicate certain time to the CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 removal process entirely, because CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 removal requires precise following the steps described below.

Remove CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 files and dll’s

blacklist.cga
core.cga
CoreExt.dll
Coreguard 2009.exe
firewall.dll
Uninstall.exe
Help
reg.html
support.png
unreg.html
images
delete.png
info.png
plus_circle.png
tick.png
warn.png
buttons
offline.gif
online.gif
voice.gif
Uninstall Coreguard Antivirus 2009.lnk

Unregister CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CoreGuard
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Coreguard Antivirus 2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Coreguard Antivirus 2009″

Easy Scan

2011-06-22T19:04:00.000-07:00

Description of Easy Scan consequences of its residing on your PC

Despite one and same template used for any so called system defragmenter the resulted clones are identified as different programs. True, they look like twins for users, but, if you need to remove Easy Scan (EasyScan) or any other fake system defragmenter, there are quite different entries to deal with.
Click here to get rid of Easy Scan taking into account its peculiarities and possible anti-removal protection provided by rootkits, perhaps of TDSS family.

Easy Scan Technical Details:

* Full name: Easy Scan, EasyScan, Easy-Scan
* Version: 2011
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware, Fake defragmenter
* Origin:Russian federation

Signs of being infected with Easy Scan:

Prior to the adware infection, meaning the fake system optimizer in question, there is a great chance to get infection subordinated to the adware. That is, such infection is in charge of facilitating Easy Scan installation in its trial mode. Ways are different, but the aim and expected result are the same, which is to get the annoying program into user’s computer.
Those facilitators are detectable, if they act as browser hijacker, by websites dedicated to Easy Scan that your browsers open in more or less suspicious way. Other infections do not display signs understandable for users as they prepare backdoor installation of the annoying parasite.
The adware as such provides nearly endless range of signs so that users have never reported adware after-installation identification issues.
Click here to start free scan and delete Easy Scan, as well as its tricky assistants, as appropriate.

Automatic Removal of Easy Scan from your PC:

Rootkits and other infections assisting the adware are rather undetectable for users, unless multi-purpose scanner is applied. In order to detect such threats and other infections, follow the link below to run free scan by appropriate tool and remove Easy Scan completely.

Easy Scan Removal Tool

Manual Removal of Easy Scan:

In order to prevent unwanted interference and removal errors, restart your PC in Safe Mode before removing Easy Scan. Once its components deleted, restart as usual.
Safe Mode restart requires you to enter Boot Menu and select the relevant mode. Boot Menu is accessible by pressing F8 before Windows loading.

Remove Easy Scan files and dll’s:

%Temp%\[random]
%Temp%\[random].exe
%Temp%\[random].dll
%Temp%\dfrg
%Temp%\dfrgr
%Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Desktop\Easy Scan.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Easy Scan
%Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Easy Scan\Easy Scan.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Easy Scan\Uninstall Easy Scan.lnk

Unregister Easy Scan registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random]“
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe”

Xpantivirus

2011-06-20T19:01:00.000-07:00

Description of XPAntiVirus and consequences of its residing on your PC

XpAntivirus is well-known among programmers example when venerable brand is used to denominate low-quality and malicious product. In some combinations of Windows settings and versions, especially in XP versions with high security preferences, a user very often receives exaggerated and fake alerts saying that the PC is in great danger and need immediately to be cheeked for spyware infection. XP Antivirus Protection is very expensive tool but with miserable features which can only extremely increase user’s security requirements, giving no real protection from rapidly developing viruses in the dangerous network. It claims its performance enable to protect your PC from all old and new released spyware and malware, but their recently found threats list includes only spyware which have been released at least few years ago.
Installation of this rogue anti-spyware on your PC will lead, in the best case, only to unreasonable increase of security requirements though this will not protect your PC from any new or really dangerous spyware. Moreover, as you visited main site of XpAnitivirus or related to it web-pages, it is very likely that soon you may suffer of alerts emerging exactly when you entered but have not yet saved new data, what is not just very annoying, but may cause serious problems in performing of your working operations. Programmers’ researches and tests have shown that supporting program is attached to core program files of XpAnitivirus. This supporting program is responsible for detection of user’s behavior and interruption of applications. In general, it collects data describing the frequency of applications launching, time of their use and quantity of information exchanged in these applications. From this it is easy to make an assumption that the most annoying and adverse effect is reached if the most requested application is closing in very important moment, usually right before data saving.

XPAntiVirus Technical Details

* Full name: XpAnitivirus Protection 2007
* Version: 2007, 2008
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware, malware
* Origin: Russian Federation \ www.XpAnitivirus.com
* Related threats: not found

XPAntiVirus Screenshots (click to enlarge):

Signs of being infected with XPAntiVirus

Since XpAnitivirus may penetrate your PC from different sources, and its basic promotional programs may be installed on your PC without your permission and notification, it is very important to detect it before it starts to harm you. This may prevent your PC from lots of defects caused by the described above supporting program. When you have a feeling that application’s run has been interrupted in the worst possible moment, this does not mean another evidence for Murphy’s theories))). If you do sure that at least once any application has been closed after error and in the moment when you needed it more then usual, it is highly recommended to Download Spyware Removal Tool and start up Free Scan of Your PC. It is reasonable to download at once another remedy that undoubtedly improves features of your PC, especially if some malicious software resided in it. Download Registry Cleaner, which will erase unnecessary info from your PC Registry. To get more inform about Registry Cleaner, click here.

Automatic Removal of XPAntiVirus from your PC

Automatic Removal of XpAnitivirus is highly recommended as some files of this rogue spyware are generated after installation, and may be accidentally omitted even in case of correct performing of manual removal. In addition, XP Antivirus contaminates and enlarge PC Registry, therefore it is better to use Automatic Removal Tool in combination with Registry Cleaner. Unless there are no viruses or rogue software on your PC, cleaning of the Registry is very effective, and contaminated Registry is very often a sole reason of slow computer problem. You may start up free scan of your PC for viruses and launch free scan of your PC Registry by clicking the links below.

Manual Removal of XPAntiVirus:

If you follow the instructions below without mistakes, you will remove XpAnitivirusProtection from infected PC. However, we bear no liability for effects of such actions, because users may often perform removal with mistakes leading to undesirable consequences, and in some cases some harmful files may be found only after professional scan.

Remove XPAntiVirus files and dll’s

XP Antivirus 2008.lnk
XPAntivirus.url
XPAntivirus on the Web.lnk
Uninstall XPAntivirus.lnk
XP antivirus
XPAntivirus.lnk
wininet.dll
shlwapi.dll
XPAntivirusUpdate.exe
XPAntivirus.exe

Unregister XPAntiVirus registry values:

HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”XP antivirus” = “C:\Program Files\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe”
HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”XPAntivirus” = “C:\Program Files\XPAntivirus\XPAntivirus.exe”
HKEY_USERS\Software\XP antivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XP antivirus_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\XPAntivirusFilter

APCProtect

2011-06-18T18:59:00.000-07:00

Description of APCProtect and consequences of its residing on your PC

There is no guarantee that APCProtect removal is necessarily executed by antispyware that can remove APCProtect’s forerunners. That sounds strange as anyone can see that APCProtect is a Wini family fake antispyware; that family includes counterfeits, which are visually the same as they are based on one and same nag screens; a name is the only thing that differs according to the observations of a user of average IT skills. In fact, the difference is deeper and Wini clones look quiet different for IT tools and experts when considering their constituents. That is why choosing right APCProtect removal tool is very important; if a spyware remover can remove one rogue of Wini family that does not necessarily mean the remover can remove APCProtect. Click here to start free scan and get rid of APCProtect scam.

APCProtect Technical Details

* Full name: APCProtect, APC Protect, APC-Protect
* Version: 2009
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware
* Origin: Russia

Signs of being infected with APCProtect:

APCProtect’s main nag screen, as well as all those additional, fully correspond to the template applied first time in AntiAID adware of Wini family. Once user gets his PC infected with the adware, it starts bothering him with nag screens and fake alerts prompting to buy APCProtect; stating those ads will be appearing until you buy the counterfeit is incorrect as they will be only modified and hackers have provided for endless options of APCProtect activations (extended, premium etc.) and updates, which users are prompted to buy after they have been duped to buy initial activation.
Click here to launch free computer scan and to remove APCProtect adware on its detection.

Automatic Removal of APCProtect from your PC:

Automated technique for APCProtect removal is based on thoroughly tested antispyware and will provide total detection and removal of computer parasites, not only those related to APCProtect.

Download APCProtect Removal Tool

Manual Removal of APCProtect:

APCProtect removal in manual mode is a step-by-step deletion of its files and Registry values. It is understood that removal of APCProtect, in principle, will be done even though few of its files remain, but it is very important to remove every file and entry of APCProtect in order to avoid any system disordering and residual advertising activities.
Safety of your system and data needs to be ensured during APCProtect removal: please reboot, disconnect to the Internet and ensure no software is running during APCProtect removal.

Remove APCProtect files and dll’s:

APCProtect.exe
uninstall.exe
10259woz5769.exe
10494vzru597.bin
106z0spam9ot55a.exe
1085z9y559.dll
3118dz9nload5r1570.exe
-z-5irus22.cpl
APCProtect.lnk
Homepage.lnk
Uninstall.lnk

Unregister APCProtect registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\APCProtect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\APCProtect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\APCProtect
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “APCProtect.exe”

Great Defender

2011-06-16T18:54:00.000-07:00

Description of Great Defender and consequences of its residing on your PC

Great Defender or GreatDefender has been developed by a notorious band of hackers and is based on preceding software. In addition, old trojans and viruses and misleading online ads were inherited by Great Defender from the preceding, too much notorious for further marketing, fake antispyware. Click here to remove Great Defender and to get rid of Great Defender related infections, which are, as a rule, viruses and / or trojans, if any.

Great Defender Technical Details

* Full name: GreatDefender, Great-Defender, Great Defender
* Version: 2009
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware
* Origin: Russia

Signs of being infected with Great Defender:

There are, in general, two ways of getting infected with Great Defender. One way is to get infected without being informed and, of course, without granting any permit to download Great Defender, while another case is based on deliberate act of Great Defender downloading and installation by user, no matter that the decision to get Great Defender on board of the PC is always made on the basis of misleading description and intrusive advertisement. It is understood that a user who has installed the adware of Great Defender deliberately is aware of its presence and needs no description of Great Defender activities after its installation; at the same time, a user whose computer system has been infected with Great Defender, apart from the need to remove Great Defender related trojans, might need to establish the identity of the adware as, in case of Great Defender hidden upload, its nag screens may be unnamed, as well as alerts, and the name of Great Defender is disclosed only after user clicking on its alert as requested and is redirected to online purchase page suggesting to buy Great Defender. If you see a nag screen like the one provided in the section above, even if there is no name of software, that is a 100% evidence of Great Defender infection. Click here to start free scan and get rid of Great Defender scam in a safe and quick manner.

Automatic Removal of Great Defender from your PC:

Complete removal of Great Defender scam, as well as a total rooting out of all unwanted residents of your computer system, is a task rather for reliable system security suite than for a human being, seven for IT geek, as removal of all parasites in manual mode, even if a feasible task, is a long-lasting procedure that, even if successful, does not protect you from repeated virus and malware attacks. Follow the link below to remove Great Defender scam completely and to remain protected from further virus attacks.

Great Defender Removal Tool

Manual Removal of Great Defender:

Manual way to remove Great Defender scam provides removal of Great Defender adware only. To remove other infections you need, after identifying them, apply individual manual guide or universal antivirus plus antispyware, e.g. follow the link below to apply Great Defender removal tool. Failure to comply with security tips below causes system and software disordering and malfunctioning and data deletion. Please reboot, avoid running any software and disable network connections, incl. Internet, until another reboot to be performed after the last Great Defender removal step.

Remove Great Defender files and dll’s:

GreatDefender.lnk
1 GreatDefender.lnk
2 Homepage.lnk
3 Uninstall.lnk
GreatDefender.exe
uninstall.exe

Unregister Great Defender registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Total PC Defender

Total PC Defender

2011-06-13T18:56:00.000-07:00

Description of Total PC Defender and consequences of its residing on your PC

Fake online scanners and fake awards at Total PC Defender (TotalPC Defender) websites to convince users of the need to get the software are advertising means of the spyware propagation. The above is more or less fair technique at the background of secret uploading and installation (backdoor downloading) with trojan or virus. There is no relevant data to estimate which way of the trickery preliminaries prevails, both invasion arranged by trojan or virus and deceiving of users are popular and efficient ways in which the rogue enters on board. Remove Total PC Defender without any preliminaries for lingering leads to system and software disordering and irreversible damaging. Click here to run free scan and get rid of Total PC Defender.

SystemCleanerPRO Technical Details

* Full name: Total PC Defender, TotalPCDefender, TotalPC Defender
* Version: 2009
* Type: Rogue anti-spyware
* Origin: Russia

Signs of being infected with Total PC Defender:

Total PC Defender is a fake antispyware of unsafe to your system and irritating for its users behaviors. Hackers attempt to infect as many PCs as possible with its trail version, which then demands to be activated (in fact, purchased) to fix the security problems it detects. As a fake antispyware, Total PC Defender detects only fake problems, namely viruses which either do not exists at all or do not exist at your PC.
Do not trust fake Windows alerts suggesting to activate Total PC Defender . As soon as you see any alert or nag screen named after or related to in any other way to Total PC Defender (unless it is a security alert of legit antispyware stating that you need to remove Total PC Defender ), get rid of Total PC Defender scam. Click here to begin with free scan the Total PC Defender removal procedure.

Automatic Removal of Total PC Defender from your PC:

There are several dozens of trojans and yet several dozens of viruses subservient to Total PC Defender adware; in particular, they arrange its unauthorized by user downloading and / or installation. They are usually servants of multiple master scamware or perform additional trickeries and harmful actions. That is one of the main reasons for applying Total PC Defender removal tool to remove Total PC Defender adware ensuring removal of related infections, as well as any unrelated parasites.

Download Total PC Defender Removal Tool

Manual Removal of Total PC Defender:

Follow the Total PC Defender removal steps precisely as any mistyping will lead to failure to remove Total PC Defender completely and residual annoyance or system / software damaging and very likely will result in deleting legit files.
Please reboot before beginning with Total PC Defender removal steps. Close self-launching software, including Internet and first of all Internet, if applicable, and make sure no software is functioning and Internet connection is off until last part of Total PC Defender removal is completed.

Remove Total PC Defender files and dll’s:

Total PC Defender.exe
Total PC Defender.lnk

Unregister Total PC Defender registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Total PC Defender

How To Remove Win32 Trojan

2010-10-08T19:47:00.000-07:00

(manual removal of Win32 Trojan is listed below)

The purpose of the Win32 Trojan is to install malware and other viruses on an infected computer, give personal details away to others, or even allow full control of the computer to the Trojan. The Win32 Trojan may secretly download and run the infections, but it most commonly tricks people into thinking that it is Anti-Spyware Software, don't be fooled. It can be different though to the Olmarik Virus, which is arguably the harder to remove. If peoples firewall systems have failed in the first place there is a tricky battle ahead.

The First Priority

Once infected, people will notice that their computers are slower than normal, this is the pretty much the same for all Trojans. This includes internet speed and general running speed of the computer. The first stop then, is to try and remove the Trojan with automatic removers.

With so many variations of the Win32 Trojan, it can be impossible to subscribe the exact way to remove it. Therefore, some of the best free options are Stopzilla, Spybot: Search & Destroy, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and a-squared Free. Running the full scan on each of these will in most cases find and remove the Trojan without any hassle, depending of course, on the type of Trojan.

The following manual process will help you remove Win32 Trojan from your system safely.

Trojan.Win32 Manual Removal Process:

1. First, Click on the Start Menu button followed by the Control Panel option. Then Double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon.

2. Locate Trojan.Win32 and double-click on it to uninstall Trojan.Win32. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions provided to you to complete uninstallation of Trojan.Win32.

3. Restart the computer.

4. After the un-installation process has completed, close "Add or Remove Programs" and your Control Panel.

5. Close all programs.

6. Stop Trojan.Win32 process. You can do this by

- Right-click the taskbar, and then click Task Manager .

-In Task Manager , click the Processes tab to see a list of running processes.

-Select the process that you want to stop.

-Right-click on the intended process, then select "End task".

-Done.

7. Search for the following files and delete these infected files from your system.

windivx.dll

stream32a.dll

vipextqtr.dll

ecxwp.dll

8. Rename the files that you found above to "foundbadfile1.dll" and "foundbadfile2.dll" (if you can not rename this file, then try to restart your computer in safe mode then try to rename this file.)

9. Go to C:Program Files folder and delete the "VirusProtect 3.8? folder (if you can't delete it, reboot your computer to safe mode then delete the folder)

10. Restart your computer

11. Go to your computer and delete the "foundbadfile1.dll" and "foundbadfile2.dll" file

13. You have just removed Trojan.Win32 from your computer manually.

The easier way is to get a reputable anti trojan program, that removes Win32 Trojan Virus as well as detects intrusions from other worse trojans, such as credit card and password stealing trojans.

How to Remove MS Antispyware 2009

2010-06-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

What is MS antispyware?

MS Antispyware 2009 is a rogue security software, it is a false anti-spyware application that is generally installed in the user’s computer by dangerous trojans (such as the Zlob Trojan Virus and false video codecs)(what is the zlob trojan?), but it can also be installed manually by the victim.

Once your computer is infected with this parasite, it will immediately displays security warnings, alerts and system scans stating that your computer is heavily infected. These warnings are all false and are only displayed to make you think your computer is truly infected and that it is necessary to buy the full version of the software to remove the so-called infections.

Make sure to not fall in this scam, if your computer is infected with MS Antispyware 2009, it is recommended to remove it immediately and to scan your system with a real security software.

Symptoms of infection

The process XP_AntiSpyware.exe is running in your system
Slow computer performance
Repeated security warnings, alerts and system scans
Web sites that suddenly are shown on your desktop

When the program is executed, it creates the following files:

%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\AVEngn.dll
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\comp.dat
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\htmlayout.dll
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\pthreadVC2.dll
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\Uninstall.exe
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\wscui.cpl
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\XP_Antispyware.cfg
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\XP_AntiSpyware.exe
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\data
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\data\daily.cvd
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\Microsoft.VC80.CRT
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\msvcm80.dll
%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\msvcp80.dll

The program creates the following registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\XP_Antispyware
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XP Antispyware 2009

How to remove MS Antispyware 2009 (manual removal) ?

Kill the running process XP_AntiSpyware.exe
Unregister all the MS Antispyware 2009 DLLs
Delete all the MS Antispyware 2009 files
Delete all the MS Antispyware 2009 registry entries

How to remove MS Antispyware 2009 (automatic removal) ?

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Update the database
Click the button Scan
Delete infected files


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XP_AntiSpyware


%ProgramFiles%XP_AntiSpyware\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\msvcr80.dll

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How to remove Antivirus System 2009

2010-06-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

Antivirus System 2009 is a rogue security software, it is a false anti-spyware application that is generally installed in the user’s computer by dangerous trojans (such as the Zlob Trojan Virus and false video codecs)(What is Zlob?), but it can also be installed manually by the victim.

Once the your computer is infected with this parasite, it will immediately displays security warnings, alerts and system scans stating that your computer is heavily infected. These warnings are all false and are only displayed to make you think your computer is truly infected and that it is necessary to buy the full version of the software to remove the so-called infections.

Make sure to not fall in this scam, if your computer is infected with Antivirus System 2009, it is recommended to remove it immediately and to scan your system with a real security software.

Symptoms of infection

The process antivirsystempro.exe is running in your system
The process AntivirusSystem2009.exe is running in your system
Slow computer performance
Repeated security warnings, alerts and system scans
Web sites that suddenly are shown on your desktop

Malicious web sites and urls:

antivirsystem.com

When the program is executed, it creates the following files:

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\AntivirusSystem 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntivirusSystem 2009\settings.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AntivirusSystem 2009\uill.ini
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\AntivirusSystem 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\AntivirusSystem 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\AntivirusSystem 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Desktop\AntivirusSystem2009.exe
%ProgramFiles%\Antivir System PRO\queue.vdb
%ProgramFiles%\Antivir System PRO\antivirsystempro.exe
%ProgramFiles%\Antivir System PRO\uninstall.exe
%ProgramFiles%\Antivir System PRO\conf.cfg
%ProgramFiles%\Antivir System PRO\mbase.vdb
%ProgramFiles%\Antivir System PRO\quarantine.vdb

The program creates the following registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivir System PRO
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntivirusSystem 2009
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Antivir System PRO
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad\ieModule
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Antivir System PRO

How to remove Antivirus System 2009 (manual removal) ?

Terminate all the Antivirus System 2009 processes
Unregister all the Antivirus System 2009 DLLs
Delete all the Antivirus System 2009 files
Delete all the Antivirus System 2009 registry entries

How to remove Antivirus System 2009 (automatic removal) ?

Download and Install Malware Remover
Update the database
Click the button Scan
Delete infected files

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What is the Zlob Trojan?

2010-06-20T10:18:00.000-07:00

What is the zlob Trojan?
Zlob, commonly refered to as the zlob trojan, attacks your computer systems Active X. Zlob trojan is nothing but a trojan horse which masquerades as a needed video codec in the form of Active X. Once this zlob trojan gets installed, it shows some adds of pop ups. These adds will look exactly like the warning popups of the windows operating system. They will inform you that your system has been infected with spyware, and prompt you to download some anti-spyware. Weather you exit it or click it, the popup window will try to automatically download some pirated programs of anti-spyware such as Ms Antivirus, Virus heat exc. The zlob trojan will be well hidden in this stuff that is automatically downloaded.

The Discovery of the Zlob Trojan
The Zlob trojan was discovered for the first time on the
23rd of April in 2005. It was not well known until June of 2006 because that is when it was first updated.

A firm of computer security called "F secure" have discovered about 32 different types of Zlob Trojan. Some of these types are: rogue DNS, DNS changer etc. This
process is still going on for the discovery of more of them. They attempt to hack the routers to change the settings of DNS. (This is usually easy because most people don't change the default passwords on there routers) Hence it results in potential rerouting of some illegal websites. These viruses also have links in downloading the instalments of anti virus exe.

The trojan has also been linked to downloading atnvrsinstall.exe which uses the Windows Security shield icon to look as if it is an Anti Virus installation file from Microsoft. Having this file initiated can wreak havoc on computers and networks. One symptom is random computer shutdowns or reboots with random comments. This is caused by the programs using Scheduled Tasks to run a file called "zlberfker.exe".

What are the Symptoms of Zlob?
As is the case with many other spyware infections, the symptoms can vary and not every Zlob trojan infection will show the same set of symptoms. That being said, here is a list of some of the more common things you will see: an alert informing you of a critical infection, poor scan reporting, false positives in your scanning, deceptive advertising within applications, extremely slow computer performance, the settings of your computer changed, your computer automatically shutting down and restarting, and changes to your desktop (such as the background or icons moved). Click here to learn how to remove the Zlob Trojan Virus

Removal of Zlob Trojan

2010-06-20T10:02:00.000-07:00

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What is the Zlob Trojan?

Notes about Zlob Trojan Removal

Anti-malware programs listed below are not targeted at particular fake applications installed by Zlob virus. Instead, they include necessary definitions and algorithms to fight a wide range of malware brought to Windows computers by Zlob.

This means that whether you are struggling to delete AntiVirGear of VirusProtect Pro, one single program from the list above can erase both - and lots more.

Therefore I see no point in listing files and directory names of any particular Zlob-driven fake security program because the list would be endless. It is important to kill the cause of annoying ads and PC misbehaving - which is Zlob itself. All those rogue progams are tip of the iceberg, so removing them alone and leaving main infection intact doesn't make any harm to Zlob.

malware bell Zlob Trojan Removal
Files Secure Trojan Zlob Removal
IE Antivirus Trojan Zlob Removal

Steps to remove Zlob manually

Listing all the filenames that can be generated by Zlob is out of the scope of this. The list would be too long to place it here, and still would miss newest mutations of the trojan. I tend to give a broader view of this malware so that everyone could take necessary steps to cure the infection with as little effort as possible, at minimal cost.

Manual removal of Zlob is complicated since each case of infection is different from others; this trojan makes a system-wide impact. However, deleting a couple of entries can significantly help to remove Zlob, and facilitate the task for Zlob removers to clean out the system completely.

1. Delete the Registry key of nvctrl.exe if present.

Go to Start-->Run, type in regedit.exe and click OK. The Windows Registry Editor will open.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run

Locate the value "nvctrl.exe" = "nvctrl.exe" and delete it.

2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects

and delete the subkey: {724510C3-F3C8-4FB7-879A-D99F29008A2F}

3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects

and delete the key: {724510C3-F3C8-4FB7-879A-D99F29008A2F}

4. Close the Registry Editor.

Deleting these keys increases the chancees to successfully remove Zlob in the shortest time possible.

Zlob Automatic Removal

SmitFraudFix is a free tool created to remover certain variations of Zlob trojan.

Download the application and save it to your desktop. Double-click to launch the rescue program. No installation is required - this is a click & run tool.

When the credits screen displays, select the option 2 (clean) and press Enter.

After a series of scans and cleanups, SmitFraudFix will ask if you want to repair the Registry. Answer Y and hit Enter. Then restart your computer.

After reboot, the tools will check wininet.dll and if infection is found, it will ask to replace the infected file. Select Y followed by Enter.

Reboot your computer once more. When logged on again, a log file will be displayed on the desktop or created in the root drive (normally C:\rapport.txt)

Download: SmitFraudFix
RogueFix Zlob Remover

RogueFix is another free tool that targets a number of malware threats including Zlob.

This remover performs best if run in Safe Mode. The set of instructions on the download page is pretty exhaustive, so there's no need to describe the steps. Advanced users will find them pretty simple and easy to follow.

Download: RogueFix.

F-secure Zlob Removal Tool

F-secure, a security software maker from Finland, added a little program to the set of zlob free virus removal tools. One more trojan Zlob removal weapon should be used to stop malware services and prevent them from running again. To use F-secure removal, it's necessary to logon in Windows Safe Mode.

Download: F-secure Zlob Removal Tool.

GMER Rootkit & Malware Detector

GMER is a free tool developed to reveal what's hiding inside the system. Rootkits, stealth malware, hidden modules and services are shown by this software. Because of its powerful detection system, GMER can greatly help to identify and remove Zlob parts.

Download: Gmer.
After Removing Zlob Trojan

It happens that once Zlob has been removed, a computer may lose access to the Internet. This is a side-effect of the Zlob trojan activity (one more reason to be protected against Zlob infection than struggle later to remove it). To repair the network settings and restore web access, a tool called LSPFix can be used.

Some commercial programs normally tackle the problem of lost Internet connection automatically.

Download LSPfix

NOTE: This is a non-installable file. When archive unzipped, double-click the executable file. The screenshot below is a sample only - your configuration may look differently.
LSPfix Trojan Zlob Removal

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How to remove XP Police Antivirus

2010-06-18T21:16:00.000-07:00

XP Police Antivirus is a rogue security software, it is a false anti-spyware application that is generally installed in the user’s computer by dangerous trojans (such as the Zlob Trojan Virus and false video codecs)(What is Zlob?), but it can also be installed manually by the victim.

Once your computer is infected with this parasite, it will immediately displays security warnings, alerts and system scans stating that your computer is heavily infected. These warnings are all false and are only displayed to make you think your computer is truly infected and that it is necessary to buy the full version of the software to remove the so-called infections.

Make sure to not fall in this scam, if your computer is infected with XP Police Antivirus, it is recommended to remove it immediately and to scan your system with a real security software.

Symptoms of infection

* The process xppolice.exe is running in your system
* Slow computer performance
* Repeated security warnings, alerts and system scans
* Web sites that suddenly are shown on your desktop

Malicious web sites and urls:
xp-police-antivirus.com

When the program is executed, it creates the following files:
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\AVCoreFn.dll
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\Core.dll
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\bdconf.cfg
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\xppolice.exe
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\sounds\
C:\Program Files\XPPoliceAntivirus\plugins\

How to remove XP Police Antivirus (manual removal) ?

* Kill the running process xppolice.exe
* Unregister all the XP Police Antivirus DLLs
* Delete all the XP Police Antivirus files
* Delete all the XP Police Antivirus registry entries

How to remove XP Police Antivirus (automatic removal) ?

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* Update the database
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* Delete infected files

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