Friday
2011-08-10, 14:06
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Agent.rux" 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.rux creates registry entries for a toolbar, registers a library file and generates traffic to servers in order to download malicious files.
Removal Instructions:
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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SIDEMAX.SIDEMAX.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SIDEMAX.SIDEMAX", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{A9A98558-AC64-4ea7-95E6-912B52CCA963}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{A9A98558-AC64-4ea7-95E6-912B52CCA963}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\".
If Win32.Agent.rux 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
Description:
Win32.Agent.rux creates registry entries for a toolbar, registers a library file and generates traffic to servers in order to download malicious files.
Removal Instructions:
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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SIDEMAX.SIDEMAX.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SIDEMAX.SIDEMAX", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{A9A98558-AC64-4ea7-95E6-912B52CCA963}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{A9A98558-AC64-4ea7-95E6-912B52CCA963}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\".
If Win32.Agent.rux 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.