Friday
2010-06-09, 13:09
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Agent.dif" 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
Description:
Win32.Agent.dif copies several malicious files to the system directory of the operating system and creates an autorun entry in order to get launched on every start up. When the computer is infected Win32.Agent.dif tries to download other malware in order to harm the computer.
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 "AMD Graphic" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD Drivers\AMD_graphics.exe".
Entries named "ATI MainBoard" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\ATI Drivers\ATI_MainBoard.exe".
Entries named "Audio HD Driver" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Temp\*.exe".
Entries named "Developer Operations Network" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\devon.exe".
Entries named "Intel Pro Motherboard" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Intel Pro\inetl_pro_wireless.exe".
Entries named "Windows Defender" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\Defender\Defender.exe".
Entries named "Windows Shell Extension" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD\winshell.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\Defender\Defender.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\devon.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD Drivers\AMD_graphics.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD\winshell.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\ATI Drivers\ATI_MainBoard.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Intel Pro\inetl_pro_wireless.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Agent.dif uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
Win32.Agent.dif copies several malicious files to the system directory of the operating system and creates an autorun entry in order to get launched on every start up. When the computer is infected Win32.Agent.dif tries to download other malware in order to harm the computer.
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "AMD Graphic" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD Drivers\AMD_graphics.exe".
Entries named "ATI MainBoard" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\ATI Drivers\ATI_MainBoard.exe".
Entries named "Audio HD Driver" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Temp\*.exe".
Entries named "Developer Operations Network" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\devon.exe".
Entries named "Intel Pro Motherboard" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Intel Pro\inetl_pro_wireless.exe".
Entries named "Windows Defender" and pointing to "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\Defender\Defender.exe".
Entries named "Windows Shell Extension" and pointing to "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD\winshell.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\Defender\Defender.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Roaming\devon.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD Drivers\AMD_graphics.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\AMD\winshell.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\ATI Drivers\ATI_MainBoard.exe".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Intel Pro\inetl_pro_wireless.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Agent.dif 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!
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.