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2010-05-26, 15:47
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro" 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.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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 make him buy a license to get the issue fixed.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\adc32.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\alggui.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\nuar.old".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\skynet.dat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\svchost.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\wpp.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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 "{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\".
If Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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).
Browser:
The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).
Please remove Browser Helpers named "ADC PlugIn".
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.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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 make him buy a license to get the issue fixed.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\adc32.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\alggui.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\nuar.old".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\skynet.dat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\svchost.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\wpp.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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 "{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{77DC0Baa-3235-4ba9-8BE8-aa9EB678FA02}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "AdbUpd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\".
If Fraud.AKMAntivirus2010Pro 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).
Browser:
The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).
Please remove Browser Helpers named "ADC PlugIn".
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.