Remove VirusProtectPro
Posted on: April 29th, 2009
| Discovered: | July 3, 2007 |
| Updated: |
July 3, 2007 11:29:13 PM |
| Type: |
Misleading Application |
| Systems Affected: |
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP |
| Recommended Action: | |
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| Technical Details: |
| It has been reported that the program gets downloaded by Trojan.Zlob.
Once run, the security risk creates the following folders: * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3 * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\Lang * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\Logs * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\Quarantine It then creates the following files: * %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtectPro 3.3.lnk * %UserProfile%\Desktop\VirusProtectPro 3.3.lnk * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\Uninstall VirusProtectPro 3.3.lnk * %ProgramFiles%\Programs\VirusProtectPro 3.3\VirusProtectPro 3.3 Website.lnk * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\VirusProtectPro 3.3.lnk * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3.lnk * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\blacklist.txt * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\Lang\English.ini * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\msvcp71.dll * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\msvcr71.dll * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\uninst.exe * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\VirusProtectPro 3.3.exe * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\VirusProtectPro 3.3.url * %ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\vpp.dat The security risk then creates the following registry entry so that it runs when Windows starts: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\”VirusProtectPro 3.3″ = “”%ProgramFiles%\VirusProtectPro 3.3\VirusProtectPro 3.3.exe” /h” It also creates the following registry subkeys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{45C2FDBE -1D46-B98E-F9A9-9D44B93A9D52} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{1D52BB09 -465C-4AA4-9FBD-71D1690CAED3} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{24998748 -6E8A-40D1-AA97-E9952EE9ED18} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{287FFE0C -15D0-4BFD-BAA9-0582C6361BBB} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{45973D31 -5CE3-4503-BC81-25E525119C48} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{46D4D563 -1C43-4CEE-AF98-471385F2BC42} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5596A310 -2E54-4B75-ADA3-7EE0AD10E228} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5C17F7D3 -8460-4488-84EB-986A38BEDD2D} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{71DF187C -DC99-4A35-BDB2-C099821A435D} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{74DF3F5E -99D7-4F4D-81C3-95201D4CDA88} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{91478017 -FF82-4C5D-9FFF-7801F8D99CCC} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9F9C8CF3 -EB4A-4851-A4F6-2370F5BC79EE} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{B1B9C911 -CA24-4E1E-9F56-838486218327} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C78E49C0 -AB82-4C79-A189-F1E34980643B} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{D2A0598F -FBC4-4721-BC85-F75C0712C100} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{E7B2831E- A25A-430B-B3E3-3D414F9C4288} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{EDC652FF -2EA2-4E46-8849-D9041B77B88E} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{049FECE3 -18C7-4023-A1BE-CFAA2C4EE387} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\App Paths\VirusProtectPro 3.3.exe 3.3 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\VirusProtectPro 3.3 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VirusProtectPro 3.3 It may give exaggerated reports of threats on the computer. The program then prompts the user to purchase a registered version of the software in order to remove the reported threats. |
| Action Steps: |
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