PigSearch Trojan

PigSearch malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan,Adware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]AdWare.Win32.WSearch.j,Trojan-Downloader.Win32.AdLoad.ji;
[McAfee]Adware-PigSearch;
[Other]Adware.PigSearch,W32/Adload.FPQ

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\CharSet.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\CreateDomTree.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\mspcidrv.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\CharSet.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\CreateDomTree.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\mspcidrv.sys

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting PigSearch:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\CharSet.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\CreateDomTree.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\mspcidrv.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\CharSet.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\CreateDomTree.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\mspcidrv.sys

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8E25AC4A-B129-451B-BEE2-3B510BB751DA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ntdll32.advance
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ntdll32.advance.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8E25AC4A-B129-451B-BEE2-3B510BB751DA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{8e25ac4a-b129-451b-bee2-3b510bb751da}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{d0903a3b-f0ea-434a-9742-98c5335c7946}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iehelper.bho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iehelper.bho.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{900f9840-be29-48cc-8a4e-acad94164139}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{8899d7f9-c544-4bab-8cdc-d16c9d6b3af4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{8e25ac4a-b129-451b-bee2-3b510bb751da}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{d0903a3b-f0ea-434a-9742-98c5335c7946}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_mspcidrv
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\mspcidrv

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\internet connection manager\security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\mspath

Removing PigSearch:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from PigSearch.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove PigSearch manually.

To completely manually remove PigSearch malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with PigSearch.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the PigSearch process.
  2. Delete the original PigSearch file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes PigSearch from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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