Remove SpywareQuake

Posted on: May 1st, 2009


Discovered: February 13, 2007
Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:49:07 AM

Type:

Spyware

Systems Affected:

Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

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Technical Details:
When SpywareQuake is installed, it performs the following actions:

1. Creates the following files:

* %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\

Quick Launch\SpywareQuake 2.0.lnk

* %UserProfile%\Desktop\SpywareQuake.lnk

* %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\SQLanguage.ini

* %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\SpywareQuake\SpywareQuake

2.0 Website.lnk

* %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\SpywareQuake\SpywareQuake

2.0.lnk

* %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\SpywareQuake\Uninstall

SpywareQuake 2.0.lnk

* %UserProfile%\Start Menu\SpywareQuake 2.0.lnk

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\blacklist.txt

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\Lang\English.ini

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\msvcp71.dll

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\msvcr71.dll

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\ref.dat

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\SpywareQuake.exe

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\SpywareQuake.url

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\uninst.exe

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\Lang\*.*

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\Dirs\*.*

* %ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\Quarantine\*.*

Note:

* %UserProfile% is a variable that refers to the current user’s

profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\

[CURRENT USER] (Windows NT/2000/XP).

* %ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the program files

folder. By default, this is C:\Program Files.

2. Creates the following registry subkeys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5B55C4E3-C179-BA0B-B4FD-F2DB862D6202}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{189518DF-7EBA-4D31-A7E1-73B5BB60E8D5}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{23D627FE-3F02-44CF-9EE1-7B9E44BD9E13}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{43CFEFBE-8AE4-400E-BBE4-A2B61BB140FB}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5790B963-23C5-43C1-BCF5-01C9B5A3E44E}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5D42DDF4-81EB-4668-9951-819A1D5BEFC8}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{76D06077-D5D3-40CA-B32D-6A67A7FF3F06}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{86C7E6C3-EC47-44E5-AA08-EE0D0A25895F}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9283DAC1-43F5-4580-BF86-841F22AF2335}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{AE90CAFC-09D4-47F0-9E11-CE621C424F08}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BA397E39-F67F-423F-BC6E-65939450093A}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BEC8A83D-01D4-4F15-B8A9-4B4AB24253A7}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C4EEDC19-992D-409A-B323-ED57D511AFA5}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{DD90F677-D205-4F70-9014-659614AABCB2}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E3DF91F3-F24F-441E-9001-D61F36024322}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F459EADB-5903-48D5-864C-2B7B46AB1424}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FC4EDF66-0547-4F1A-AE96-7CFCAD711C90}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{661173EE-FA31-4769-97D4-B556B5D09BDA}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App

Paths\SpywareQuake.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Unin

stall\SpywareQuake

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpywareQuake

3. Adds the value:

“SpywareQuake” = “%ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\SpywareQuake.exe /h”

“Spyware Quake” = “%ProgramFiles%\SpywareQuake\SpywareQuake.exe /h”

to the registry subkey

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

so that it runs every time Windows starts.

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