Friday
2008-11-29, 14:54
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Cabrotor" 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:
Removal Instructions:
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 "Backdoor.Cabotron.1.0.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\ASDAPI.EXE".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\ramsys.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1063.bat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1064.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1065.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1072.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\tle8073485.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\tle8073676.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Cabrotor 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 "c:\CheckSystem".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Cabrotor 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 "FastTruck" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\".
If Cabrotor 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).
INI files:
The following .ini file entries may need corrections. You can open this files in Notepad or any other text editor.
Please remove "."*ramsys.exe*"" from entry "run" from section "windows" in file "<$WINDIR>\win.ini".
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "Backdoor.Cabotron.1.0.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\ASDAPI.EXE".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\ramsys.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1063.bat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1064.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1065.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\~1072.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\tle8073485.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\tle8073676.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Cabrotor uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "c:\CheckSystem".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Cabrotor uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "FastTruck" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\".
If Cabrotor uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
INI files:
The following .ini file entries may need corrections. You can open this files in Notepad or any other text editor.
Please remove "."*ramsys.exe*"" from entry "run" from section "windows" in file "<$WINDIR>\win.ini".
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.