Friday
2009-08-05, 14:29
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.SecurityMechanic" 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
Description:
Fraud.SecurityMechanic claims to be an antispyware tool. When it is installed to the computer it finds a lot of harmless entries in order to frighten the user and makes him buy a license to get the issue fixed.
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 "Security Mechanic" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\lsascs.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\lsascs.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Microsoft\windll32.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\SpyProtector\SC_Base_new.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\SpyProtector\SC_Config.ini".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Security Mechanic.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic\Purchase License.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic\Security Mechanic.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic\Support Page.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\spyprotector.cpl".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.SecurityMechanic 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!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\SpyProtector".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.SecurityMechanic 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 "{107A1D63-2EAA-4694-8ABA-EC209C630D83}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "Security Mechanic" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\".
Delete the registry key "Security Mechanic" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\".
If Fraud.SecurityMechanic 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
Description:
Fraud.SecurityMechanic claims to be an antispyware tool. When it is installed to the computer it finds a lot of harmless entries in order to frighten the user and makes him buy a license to get the issue fixed.
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 "Security Mechanic" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\lsascs.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\lsascs.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Microsoft\windll32.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\SpyProtector\SC_Base_new.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\SpyProtector\SC_Config.ini".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Security Mechanic.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic\Purchase License.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic\Security Mechanic.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic\Support Page.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\spyprotector.cpl".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.SecurityMechanic 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!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\SpyProtector".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Security Mechanic".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.SecurityMechanic 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 "{107A1D63-2EAA-4694-8ABA-EC209C630D83}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "Security Mechanic" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\".
Delete the registry key "Security Mechanic" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\".
If Fraud.SecurityMechanic 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.