PowerReg.Scheduler Adware

PowerReg.Scheduler malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%ALTSTARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%APPDATA%]\iolo\Disabled Entries\Current User\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\TuneUp\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\backups\backup-20061120-170415-624-PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exeStartup
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg schedulerv2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\desktop\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\image.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\norton disk doctor.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%ALTSTARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%APPDATA%]\iolo\Disabled Entries\Current User\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\TuneUp\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\backups\backup-20061120-170415-624-PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exeStartup
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg schedulerv2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\desktop\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\image.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\norton disk doctor.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe

In order to ensure that the PowerReg.Scheduler is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the PowerReg.Scheduler adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%ALTSTARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%APPDATA%]\iolo\Disabled Entries\Current User\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\TuneUp\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\backups\backup-20061120-170415-624-PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exeStartup
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg schedulerv2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\desktop\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe

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

Detecting PowerReg.Scheduler:

Files:
[%ALTSTARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%APPDATA%]\iolo\Disabled Entries\Current User\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\TuneUp\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\backups\backup-20061120-170415-624-PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exeStartup
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg schedulerv2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\desktop\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\image.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\norton disk doctor.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%ALTSTARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%APPDATA%]\iolo\Disabled Entries\Current User\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\TuneUp\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\backups\backup-20061120-170415-624-PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg Scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler V3.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg Scheduler.exeStartup
[%WINDOWS%]\pss\PowerReg SchedulerV2.exeStartup
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%STARTUP%]\powerreg schedulerv2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\desktop\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\image.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\norton disk doctor.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler v3.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\start menu\programs\startup\powerreg scheduler.exe

Folders:
[%DESKTOP%]\startup
[%DESKTOP%]\startup
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\powerreg

Removing PowerReg.Scheduler:

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

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 PowerReg.Scheduler manually.

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

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