Friday
2012-05-16, 12:37
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Mabezat" 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
worm
Description:
Win32.Mabezat is a Worm with file infecting ability. It cloaks itself as a 3rd party installer or uses a document icon to mislead the user. Once installed it copies itself to all removable drives or network shares and creates an autorun entry for these files.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "InstallMSN11En.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "KasperSky6.0 Key.doc.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Make Windows Original.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Office2007 Serial.txt.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "WinrRarSerialInstall.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Tazebama\tazebama.log".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\InstallMSN11En.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\KasperSky6.0 Key.doc.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\Make Windows Original.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\Office2007 Serial.txt.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\WinrRarSerialInstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\hook.dl_".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\tazebama.dl_".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Mabezat 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 "<$APPDATA>\tazebama".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Mabezat uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
worm
Description:
Win32.Mabezat is a Worm with file infecting ability. It cloaks itself as a 3rd party installer or uses a document icon to mislead the user. Once installed it copies itself to all removable drives or network shares and creates an autorun entry for these files.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "InstallMSN11En.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "KasperSky6.0 Key.doc.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Make Windows Original.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "Office2007 Serial.txt.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "WinrRarSerialInstall.exe".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Tazebama\tazebama.log".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\InstallMSN11En.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\KasperSky6.0 Key.doc.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\Make Windows Original.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\Office2007 Serial.txt.exe".
The file at "<$FIXEDDRIVES>\WinrRarSerialInstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\hook.dl_".
The file at "<$PROFILES>\tazebama.dl_".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Mabezat uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\tazebama".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.Mabezat 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!
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.