Friday
2013-05-29, 11:56
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.SMSWebalta" 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
Description:
Win32.SMSWebalta shows a fake Russian Adobe Flash player installer. Win32.SMSWebalta copies some malicious files to the user profile directory and changes IE search page.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\anibwtkr.default\extensions\staged\{4933189D-C7F7-4C6E-834B-A29F087BFD23}.json".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\anibwtkr.default\extensions\staged\{4933189D-C7F7-4C6E-834B-A29F087BFD23}.xpi".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\webalta.oex".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\widgets.dat".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\webalta.oex".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\widgets.dat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.SMSWebalta 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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Remove "http://webalta.ru/search" from registry value "Search Page" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\".
If Win32.SMSWebalta 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 check your bookmarks for links to "http://webalta.ru/search".
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
Description:
Win32.SMSWebalta shows a fake Russian Adobe Flash player installer. Win32.SMSWebalta copies some malicious files to the user profile directory and changes IE search page.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\anibwtkr.default\extensions\staged\{4933189D-C7F7-4C6E-834B-A29F087BFD23}.json".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\anibwtkr.default\extensions\staged\{4933189D-C7F7-4C6E-834B-A29F087BFD23}.xpi".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\webalta.oex".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\widgets.dat".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\webalta.oex".
The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Opera\Opera\widgets\widgets.dat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.SMSWebalta 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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Remove "http://webalta.ru/search" from registry value "Search Page" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\".
If Win32.SMSWebalta 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 check your bookmarks for links to "http://webalta.ru/search".
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.