Friday
2008-11-29, 18:50
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "MZS.Module32" 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:
trojan
Description:
PWSteal redirects the IE start page to about:blank. In addition it creates the hidden folder "tgbcde" in the Windows folder. This folder contains the following files: library32.dll, module32.exe, req.txt, sorted.ini - module 32.exe is registered in Systemstartup
The file req.txt contains the stolen passwords.
Supposed Functionality:
According to the file name, it appears to be some Windows system files.
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "tgbcde" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\module32.exe arg1".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\library32.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\module32.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\req.txt".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\sorted.ini".
A file with an unknown location named "module32.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MZS.Module32 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MZS.Module32 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 value "tgbcde" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\".
If MZS.Module32 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:
trojan
Description:
PWSteal redirects the IE start page to about:blank. In addition it creates the hidden folder "tgbcde" in the Windows folder. This folder contains the following files: library32.dll, module32.exe, req.txt, sorted.ini - module 32.exe is registered in Systemstartup
The file req.txt contains the stolen passwords.
Supposed Functionality:
According to the file name, it appears to be some Windows system files.
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "tgbcde" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\module32.exe arg1".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\library32.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\module32.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\req.txt".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde\sorted.ini".
A file with an unknown location named "module32.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MZS.Module32 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$WINDIR>\tgbcde".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MZS.Module32 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 value "tgbcde" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\".
If MZS.Module32 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.