Friday
2008-11-30, 00:01
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Statblaster" 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:
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 "hxdl.exe" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Alset\HelpExpress\tester\HXDL.EXE".
Entries named "AutoLoaderAproposClient" and pointing to "C:\MAY17_LOADER.EXE".
Entries named "mswspl" and pointing to "".
Entries named "systray" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\A.EXE".
Important: There are more autorun entries 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.
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 "bridge".
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 "HXDLFBWM.exe".
The file at "c:\HXDLFBWM.exe".
The file at "c:\ClrSchP072.exe".
The file at "c:\may17_loader.exe".
The file at "c:\Wildmedia324.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Wildmedia324.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "ClrSchP072.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "all_files7.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "tracker7.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "FixIt.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "NFE.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "rokCB.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\mattie54.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ATPartners.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\addictivetech.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\searchbarcash.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\GGCGHGH.ini".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\POLALL1M.EXE".
A file with an unknown location named "vfhvrv.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "WinKA.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Comm.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\a.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bridge.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\jao.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\bdl14025.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "sbc_netscape.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Statblaster 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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{B88A3AF1-4F1B-4400-8FFB-3FCB108CE115}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry value "mattie54" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\".
Delete the registry key "{1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{80BB7465-A638-43B5-9827-8E8FE38DFCC1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Jao.jao", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Jao.jao.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{C094876D-1B0E-46FA-B6A6-7FFC0F970C27}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If Statblaster 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:
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 "hxdl.exe" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Alset\HelpExpress\tester\HXDL.EXE".
Entries named "AutoLoaderAproposClient" and pointing to "C:\MAY17_LOADER.EXE".
Entries named "mswspl" and pointing to "".
Entries named "systray" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\A.EXE".
Important: There are more autorun entries 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.
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 "bridge".
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 "HXDLFBWM.exe".
The file at "c:\HXDLFBWM.exe".
The file at "c:\ClrSchP072.exe".
The file at "c:\may17_loader.exe".
The file at "c:\Wildmedia324.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Wildmedia324.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "ClrSchP072.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "all_files7.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "tracker7.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "FixIt.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "NFE.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "rokCB.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\mattie54.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ATPartners.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\addictivetech.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\searchbarcash.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\GGCGHGH.ini".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\POLALL1M.EXE".
A file with an unknown location named "vfhvrv.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "WinKA.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Comm.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\a.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bridge.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\jao.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\TEMP\bdl14025.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "sbc_netscape.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Statblaster 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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{B88A3AF1-4F1B-4400-8FFB-3FCB108CE115}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry value "mattie54" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\".
Delete the registry key "{1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd-1b2e10dd}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{80BB7465-A638-43B5-9827-8E8FE38DFCC1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Jao.jao", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Jao.jao.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{C094876D-1B0E-46FA-B6A6-7FFC0F970C27}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If Statblaster 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.