Emsisoft New Malware Blog » RESpyWare http://www.anti-malware-blog.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:47:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 RESpyWare Adware Removal Instructions http://www.anti-malware-blog.com/2009/11/27/respyware-adware-removal-instructions/ http://www.anti-malware-blog.com/2009/11/27/respyware-adware-removal-instructions/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:46:00 +0000 admin http://www.anti-malware-blog.com/post.aspx?id=e17c585a-7919-4b7b-a4fa-f73eb96566da The Emsi Software malware research team has discoverd a new outbreak of the RESpyWare adware. a-squared Anti-Malware detects this malware as Adware.Win32.RESpyWare.

RESpyWare, come from respyware.com, is a rogue scanner program, it shows a fake security center window, shows misleading scan results and fake security alerts. The author of RESpyWare also made TheDefend, GuardPcs, IGuardPc, SiteAdware, AntiTroy, AntiKeep, AntiAdd, REAnti, KeepCop, SecureKeeper, LinkSafeness, AntiAid, SystemFighter, SystemVeteran, BlockProtector, BlockKeeper, BlockScanner, BlockWatcher, SoftStronghold, ShieldSafeness, SoftVeteran, SoftSoldier,  SoftCop, TrustFighter, TrustSoldier, SafeFighter, SecureVeteran, etc. To further convince victims, RESpyWare will also create numerous junk files with random names on your computer that will be detected as malware when the program scans your computer, but will not allow you to remove them until you purchase it.

Create new files:

  • %ProgramFiles%\RESpyWare Software\RESpyWare\RESpyWare.exe
  • %ProgramFiles%\RESpyWare Software\RESpyWare\uninstall.exe
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\RESpyWare.lnk
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\RESpyWare\2 Homepage.lnk
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\RESpyWare\3 Uninstall.lnk
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\RESpyWare\1 RESpyWare.lnk
  • %UserProfile%\Cookies\userdemo@respyware[1].txt
  • %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\nsk1A.tmp\nsProcess.dll

Create new registry entries:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RESpyWare
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\RESpyWare
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\RESpyWare
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, “RESpyWare.exe”

Screenshots:

How to remove the infection of Adware.Win32.RESpyWare?

To delete this malware infection, please download and install a-squared Anti-Malware. Run a full scan on all drives and move all detected items to the quarantine.

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