Friday
2009-07-01, 13:53
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Seneka.rtk" 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
rootkit
Description:
Win32.Seneka.rtk installs a system service and .dll-files into the system directory. It also hides these files from the Windows user interface. It restarts the computer and may also install rogue anti spyware applications. It is recommended to run a full system scan in safe mode in order to get rid of this Trojan.
Removal Instructions:
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "modules" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry key "modules" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry key "modules" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\delete" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\disallowed" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\injector" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\tasks" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\versions" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "seneka" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "seneka" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "imagepath" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry value "imagepath" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry value "imagepath" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\seneka\".
If Win32.Seneka.rtk 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
rootkit
Description:
Win32.Seneka.rtk installs a system service and .dll-files into the system directory. It also hides these files from the Windows user interface. It restarts the computer and may also install rogue anti spyware applications. It is recommended to run a full system scan in safe mode in order to get rid of this Trojan.
Removal Instructions:
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "modules" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry key "modules" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry key "modules" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\delete" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\disallowed" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\injector" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\tasks" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka\versions" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "seneka" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "seneka" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "seneka" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "imagepath" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry value "imagepath" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\seneka\".
Delete the registry value "imagepath" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\seneka\".
If Win32.Seneka.rtk 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.