Friday
2008-11-29, 22:02
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Shark.bw" 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:
This trojan horse is a variant of the Win32.Shark trojan horse. It adds itself to the system start as "Windows Update" and runs in background as a file named similar to the svchost.exe. It constantly contacts an IP address in the internet. The trojan horse is packed with Themida which is supposed to prevent reverse engeneering and/or monitoring with security tools.
Supposed Functionality:
Supposed to be a Windows update.
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 "Windows Update" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\scchost.exe".
Entries named "Windows Update" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\*.exe".
Entries named "Windows Update" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\*.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\scchost.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "scchost.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Shark.bw 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.
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:
This trojan horse is a variant of the Win32.Shark trojan horse. It adds itself to the system start as "Windows Update" and runs in background as a file named similar to the svchost.exe. It constantly contacts an IP address in the internet. The trojan horse is packed with Themida which is supposed to prevent reverse engeneering and/or monitoring with security tools.
Supposed Functionality:
Supposed to be a Windows update.
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 "Windows Update" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\scchost.exe".
Entries named "Windows Update" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\*.exe".
Entries named "Windows Update" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\*.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\scchost.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "scchost.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Shark.bw 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.
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.