Friday
2008-11-29, 21:35
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SpyCut" 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:
same as HitVirus and Spyware Disinfector
installs cookies just to detect them, also detects personalfirewall as threat
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an antispyware software
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 "SpyCut.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.exe".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "SpyCut".
Entries named "SpyCut Monitor".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "SpyCut".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\database.dat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\spycut_monitor.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut_monitor.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\UnzDll.dll".
A file with an unknown location named "SpyCutInstaller.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyCut 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyCut".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyCut 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 "SpyCut" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry value "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.exe" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales\".
Delete the registry value "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut_Monitor.exe" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales\".
If SpyCut 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:
same as HitVirus and Spyware Disinfector
installs cookies just to detect them, also detects personalfirewall as threat
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be an antispyware software
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 "SpyCut.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.exe".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "SpyCut".
Entries named "SpyCut Monitor".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "SpyCut".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\database.dat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\spycut_monitor.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut_monitor.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\UnzDll.dll".
A file with an unknown location named "SpyCutInstaller.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyCut 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyCut".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyCut 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 "SpyCut" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry value "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut.exe" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales\".
Delete the registry value "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpyCut\SpyCut_Monitor.exe" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Locales\".
If SpyCut 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.