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2009-04-01, 17:06
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.AntiSpywarePro" 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:
malware
rogue
Description:
Fraud.AntiSpywarePro is a rogue antispyware application. Once installed it connects without user consent to a remote site and creates an autorun entry in order to be started on every windows start up. It detects some false threats and urges the user to purchase a license if he wants to fix them.
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 "AntiSpyware Pro" and pointing to "?<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpyware Pro.exe*".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "AntiSpyware Pro".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\conf.xml".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\Sites.black".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AntiSpyware Pro\Uninstall AntiSpyware Pro.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONSTARTUP>\.security".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\.security".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpyware Pro.db".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpyware Pro.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpywarePro.pkg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\ASProSB.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\ASpyProPUBlk.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\BlankActiveX.ocx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\prg.info".
The file at "<$STARTUP>\.security".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\etc\.security".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\.security".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AntiSpywarePro 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 "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\logs".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\startup".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro".
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AntiSpyware Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AntiSpywarePro 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 "{66B643BE-5E94-4569-B93E-CE2636848AC8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{66B643BE-5E94-4569-B93E-CE2636848AC8}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "AntiSpyware Pro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "AntiSpyware Pro" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If Fraud.AntiSpywarePro 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:
malware
rogue
Description:
Fraud.AntiSpywarePro is a rogue antispyware application. Once installed it connects without user consent to a remote site and creates an autorun entry in order to be started on every windows start up. It detects some false threats and urges the user to purchase a license if he wants to fix them.
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 "AntiSpyware Pro" and pointing to "?<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpyware Pro.exe*".
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 "AntiSpyware Pro".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\conf.xml".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\Sites.black".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AntiSpyware Pro\Uninstall AntiSpyware Pro.lnk".
The file at "<$COMMONSTARTUP>\.security".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\.security".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpyware Pro.db".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpyware Pro.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\AntiSpywarePro.pkg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\ASProSB.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\ASpyProPUBlk.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\BlankActiveX.ocx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro\prg.info".
The file at "<$STARTUP>\.security".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\etc\.security".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\.security".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AntiSpywarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\logs".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro\startup".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpyware Pro".
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\AntiSpyware Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AntiSpyware Pro".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AntiSpywarePro 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 "{66B643BE-5E94-4569-B93E-CE2636848AC8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{66B643BE-5E94-4569-B93E-CE2636848AC8}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "AntiSpyware Pro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "AntiSpyware Pro" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If Fraud.AntiSpywarePro 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.