FakeAlert Trojan

FakeAlert malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan,Downloader,Hoax
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Hoax.Win32.Renos.eq,Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent.is;
[McAfee]FakeAlert-D,FakeAlert-H,FakeAlert-U;
[F-Prot]W32/FakeAlert.DS;
[Other]Win32.Cadux.AU,Trojan.Fakealert.196,TR/SpyCleaner.A,Win32/Vaxkat,Downloader,W32/Agent.BRAT,Troj/Clicker-EF
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%INTERNET_CACHE%]\Content.IE5\KPCZQPW7\vwjrmrmur[1].htm
[%WINDOWS%]\system32fab.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tcpipmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\winblsrv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ctpmon.exe
[%INTERNET_CACHE%]\Content.IE5\KPCZQPW7\vwjrmrmur[1].htm
[%WINDOWS%]\system32fab.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tcpipmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\winblsrv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ctpmon.exe

In order to ensure that the FakeAlert is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the FakeAlert adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\system32fab.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tcpipmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\ctpmon.exe

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

Detecting FakeAlert:

Files:
[%INTERNET_CACHE%]\Content.IE5\KPCZQPW7\vwjrmrmur[1].htm
[%WINDOWS%]\system32fab.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tcpipmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\winblsrv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ctpmon.exe
[%INTERNET_CACHE%]\Content.IE5\KPCZQPW7\vwjrmrmur[1].htm
[%WINDOWS%]\system32fab.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tcpipmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\winblsrv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ctpmon.exe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\650ef38e.axb8
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\650ef38f.ds45
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\6fa10094.vcsd
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\767960fa.ccas
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\767960fb.2345
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7fe62cc2.bctp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\877faba2.2dfh
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\8dcb614a.afbs
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\94ad4b18.3hpo
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adfghost.cli
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\bprintinghost.serv
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\c5621605.dhcp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost1.dhcp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost10.3hpo
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost11.cs35
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost12.varh
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost13.fpol
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost14.knbs
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost15.kbns
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost2.axb8
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost3.ds45
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost4.vcsd
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost5.ccas
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost6.2345
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost7.bctp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost8.2dfh
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshost9.afbs
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\svshostt.arty
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ntservice.control.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winalert

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing FakeAlert:

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

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 FakeAlert manually.

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

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the FakeAlert process.
2. Delete the original FakeAlert 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.

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