Friday
2008-11-28, 17:43
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "MalwareProtector2008" manually.
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 (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
MalwareProtector2008 claims to be an antispyware solution that shows harmless entries as high risk problems. If the user wants to fix these false positives he has to purchase a license.
Removal Instructions:
Desktop:
Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Shortcuts named "Malware Protector 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\*.exe".
Quicklaunch area:
Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Quicklaunch symbols named "Malware Protector 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\*.exe".
Autorun:
Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\license.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\database.dat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MalwareProtector2008 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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 (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Malware Protector 2008".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\StartMenuAllUsers".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\StartMenuCurrentUser".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKLM\RunOnce".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKCU\RunOnce".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKCU".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKLM".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\BrowserObjects".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Packages".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MalwareProtector2008 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.
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 (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
MalwareProtector2008 claims to be an antispyware solution that shows harmless entries as high risk problems. If the user wants to fix these false positives he has to purchase a license.
Removal Instructions:
Desktop:
Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Shortcuts named "Malware Protector 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\*.exe".
Quicklaunch area:
Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Quicklaunch symbols named "Malware Protector 2008.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\*.exe".
Autorun:
Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\license.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>\database.dat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MalwareProtector2008 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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 (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\Malware Protector 2008".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\StartMenuAllUsers".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\StartMenuCurrentUser".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKLM\RunOnce".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKCU\RunOnce".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKCU".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun\HKLM".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Autorun".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\BrowserObjects".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine\Packages".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>\Quarantine".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\<$REGMATCH0>".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\<$REGMATCH0>".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MalwareProtector2008 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
There are more registry entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.