Friday
2008-11-28, 18:00
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SpyOnThis" 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:
related to SpywareBomber,
website and software do not reveal the commercial character of the software until the user tries to use it to fix a found item, fixing is only possible after registration, regardless of userinteraction upon the dialog , the internetexplorer opens and goes to the registration site which is NOT linked on the website.
also domain is registered over domains by proxy which is not a valid option for a proper company.
also uses domain hijack-this.net to promote SpyOnThis, thus exploiting the name of HijackThis
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an antispyware software
Privacy Statement:
not privacy statement
Removal Instructions:
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "{B72A13A7-CCCD-407A-882B-4CFC2ADD39EF}_is1".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThis Monitor.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThis Scanner.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\base.sot".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\config.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\settings.ini".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThis.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThisMonitor.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\SpyOnThis Monitor.lnk".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\SpyOnThis Scanner.lnk".
A file with an unknown location named "SpyOnThisSetup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyOnThis uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\SpyOnThis".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\SpyOnThis".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyOnThis 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:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{2A1E37A4-04F1-5535-0715-F2C7C83EB4EE}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry value "{041B0275E8944912A}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses\".
Delete the registry value "{I41B0275E8944912A}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses\".
If SpyOnThis uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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.
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:
related to SpywareBomber,
website and software do not reveal the commercial character of the software until the user tries to use it to fix a found item, fixing is only possible after registration, regardless of userinteraction upon the dialog , the internetexplorer opens and goes to the registration site which is NOT linked on the website.
also domain is registered over domains by proxy which is not a valid option for a proper company.
also uses domain hijack-this.net to promote SpyOnThis, thus exploiting the name of HijackThis
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an antispyware software
Privacy Statement:
not privacy statement
Removal Instructions:
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "{B72A13A7-CCCD-407A-882B-4CFC2ADD39EF}_is1".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThis Monitor.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThis Scanner.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\base.sot".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\config.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\settings.ini".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThis.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis\SpyOnThisMonitor.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\SpyOnThis Monitor.lnk".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\SpyOnThis Scanner.lnk".
A file with an unknown location named "SpyOnThisSetup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyOnThis uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\SpyOnThis".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\SpyOnThis".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyOnThis".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyOnThis 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:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{2A1E37A4-04F1-5535-0715-F2C7C83EB4EE}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry value "{041B0275E8944912A}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses\".
Delete the registry value "{I41B0275E8944912A}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses\".
If SpyOnThis uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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.