Summary
Dishonest antivirus software which tricks users into buying or installing it, usually by infecting a user's computer, or by pretending the computer is infected.
Removal
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A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
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Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
This is the detection for the rogue antispyware program AntiSpySpider, and the downloaders it installs on the infected system.
The presence of this rogue on a system is characterized by the presence of these files:
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\sft.res
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\sockins32.dll
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\sockots64.dll
And these registry entries:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{66186F05-BBBB-4a39-864F-72D84615C679}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{66186F05-BBBB-4a39-864F-72D84615C679}\InProcServer32& @ = "sockins32.dll"& ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FFFFFFFF-BBBB-4146-86FD-A722E8AB3489}&&& &&& @ = "Microsoft copyright"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FFFFFFFF-BBBB-4146-86FD-A722E8AB3489}\InprocServer32& @ = "sockins32.dll"& ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{66186F05-BBBB-4a39-864F-72D84615C679}&&& @&&& "Systray component"& Locale = "EN"& StubPath = "rundll32 sockins32.dll,InitModule"& IsInstalled = dword:00000001& Version = "1,0,0,2"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{FFFFFFFF-BBBB-4146-86FD-A722E8AB3489}&&& &&&
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad& WebProxy = "{66186F05-BBBB-4a39-864F-72D84615C679}"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TSoft&&& &&&
Activity
The malware will attempt to retrieve information from the following locations:
- https://spiderfront.net
- https://digitaltreath.info
When the malware is in the system the installation process begins with this screen:
After installation, the following "registration request" message appears:
Then this screen will show:
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If you click the "Scan" button, the program will report that your system has a lot of infections, but it shows no breakdown of the infections:
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And it will report these infections even if the system is clean to dupe the user into purchasing the registered version.
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