Friday
2011-07-13, 15:40
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Agent.bb" 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.bb copies several malicious files to the users directory, copies a faked file (IEXPLOR.EXE) into the real IE-directory, creates a new fake quick launch icon "Internet Explerer", changes all desktop links to an executable script. When the computer is infected Win32.Agent.bb tries to download other malware in order to harm the computer.
Removal Instructions:
Quicklaunch area:
Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Quicklaunch symbols named "Æô¶¯ Internet Explerer ä¯ÀÀÆ÷.lnk" and pointing to "".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Internet Explorer\IEXPLOR.EXE".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Agent.bb uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\SogouExplorer".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Agent.bb 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.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "qcfile", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "wFile", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key ".knl" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
Delete the registry key ".qc" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
Delete the registry key "{A9EB8016-A643-4077-8DBF-1DD372D78FEB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{C3C2C970-2332-4B65-949C-24E73BB5BEF8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
If Win32.Agent.bb 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.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
Win32.Agent.bb copies several malicious files to the users directory, copies a faked file (IEXPLOR.EXE) into the real IE-directory, creates a new fake quick launch icon "Internet Explerer", changes all desktop links to an executable script. When the computer is infected Win32.Agent.bb tries to download other malware in order to harm the computer.
Removal Instructions:
Quicklaunch area:
Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Quicklaunch symbols named "Æô¶¯ Internet Explerer ä¯ÀÀÆ÷.lnk" and pointing to "".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Internet Explorer\IEXPLOR.EXE".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Agent.bb 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 "<$APPDATA>\SogouExplorer".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Agent.bb uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "qcfile", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "wFile", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key ".knl" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
Delete the registry key ".qc" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
Delete the registry key "{A9EB8016-A643-4077-8DBF-1DD372D78FEB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{C3C2C970-2332-4B65-949C-24E73BB5BEF8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
If Win32.Agent.bb uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.