Friday
2008-11-30, 14:43
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "ISearchTech.PowerScan" 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:
spyware
Description:
powerscan_installer
connects to internet without user consent.
If the user wants to remove porn related items (the xxxtoolbar cookie is found for example) and clicks on the button , the Internet Explorer opens and connects to the power cleaner website.
Power-cleaner costs about 30 $ and is advertised as a remover for pornfiles.
If Internet Explorer is closed two new windows with ads for power-cleaner open up.
Powerscan_uninstaller only removes the directory in <$PROGRAMFILES> and the AutoRun Entry, the rest remains.
Supposed Functionality:
ISearchTech.PowerScan scans the computer for porn files and implies that it is also able to remove them.
Removal Instructions:
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Groups named "Power Scan\Power Scan.lnk".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "Power Scan".
Entries named "Power Scan".
Entries named "Power Scan".
Entries named "Power Scan" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
Entries pointing to "Power Scan\powerscan.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.
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\cB8GIa.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "power_remove.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan_install.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ISearchTech.PowerScan uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Power Scan".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ISearchTech.PowerScan 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 "IST" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "PowerScan" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry value "BandRest" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\".
Delete the registry key "PowerScan" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If ISearchTech.PowerScan 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:
spyware
Description:
powerscan_installer
connects to internet without user consent.
If the user wants to remove porn related items (the xxxtoolbar cookie is found for example) and clicks on the button , the Internet Explorer opens and connects to the power cleaner website.
Power-cleaner costs about 30 $ and is advertised as a remover for pornfiles.
If Internet Explorer is closed two new windows with ads for power-cleaner open up.
Powerscan_uninstaller only removes the directory in <$PROGRAMFILES> and the AutoRun Entry, the rest remains.
Supposed Functionality:
ISearchTech.PowerScan scans the computer for porn files and implies that it is also able to remove them.
Removal Instructions:
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Groups named "Power Scan\Power Scan.lnk".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "Power Scan".
Entries named "Power Scan".
Entries named "Power Scan".
Entries named "Power Scan" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
Entries pointing to "Power Scan\powerscan.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.
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\cB8GIa.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "power_remove.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan_install.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan\powerscan.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\powerscan.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "powerscan.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ISearchTech.PowerScan uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Power Scan".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Power Scan".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ISearchTech.PowerScan 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 "IST" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "PowerScan" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry value "BandRest" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\".
Delete the registry key "PowerScan" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If ISearchTech.PowerScan 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.