The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Agent.amwr" manually.
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Threat Details:
Categories:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site.
Threat Details:
Categories:
- trojan
Win32.Agent.amwr copies to the application data of the user's profile and creates an autorun to be launched on every windows startup. When the computer is infected with Win32.Agent.amwr it tries to connect to the internet to show pop up advertisement. In order to hide the trojan uses filenames similar to real windows files.
Removal Instructions:Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
- Entries named "gadcom".
- Entries named "Twain".
- Entries named "gadcom" and pointing to "*<$APPDATA>\gadcom\gadcom.exe*".
- Entries named "SfKg6wIP" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\Microsoft\Windows\qhkbcf.exe".
- Entries named "Twain" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\Twain\Twain.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
- A file with an unknown location named "gadcom.exe".
- The file at "<$APPDATA>\gadcom\gadcom.exe".
- The file at "<$APPDATA>\Twain\Twain.exe".
- The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SAV\sav.exe".
- The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\qip\QuickInstallPack.exe".
- The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\video207.cfg.exe".
- The file at "<$APPDATA>\gadcom\gadcom.exe".
- The file at "<$APPDATA>\Microsoft\Windows\qhkbcf.exe".
- The file at "<$APPDATA>\Twain\Twain.exe".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
- The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\GetModule".
- The directory at "<$APPDATA>\gadcom".
- The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Twain".
- The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Twain".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
- Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
- Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.