Manual Removal Guide for PWS.Small.bs

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "PWS.Small.bs" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• trojan

Description:

After execution of e.g. 9129837.exe PWS.Small.bs installs a service (hide_evr2) and copies itself and the service file to the Windows directory. Additionally an autorun entry (ttool) is created which loads the 9129837.exe on every windows startup. The service affects that the two files and the autorun entry are hidden from the windows API, i.e. the user cannot see the files.
If you visit webpages with forms like ebay or online banking pages the filled-in information like userid and password/pin are sent to a malicious website.
ADDITIONAL REMOVAL INSTRUCTION: Please reboot your PC in Safe Mode and perform another scan of Spybot - Search & Destroy to remove the remainings.

Removal Instructions:

Files:

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.