Sunday, November 16, 2008

FotoMoto Adware

FotoMoto malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\fo-remove.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\nsl753.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\nsx3A.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\fo-remove.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\nsl753.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\nsx3A.dll

In order to ensure that the FotoMoto is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the FotoMoto adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\fo-remove.exe

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

Detecting FotoMoto:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\fo-remove.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\nsl753.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\nsx3A.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\fo-remove.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\nsl753.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\nsx3A.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8606F990-FD48-4428-B8C3-E8C78BC7B8BB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fotomoto.lefty
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fotomoto.lefty.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{7a296741-0116-4168-ac61-92744da65aec}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ea97198e-6097-4b86-be91-28ae5b069e49}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{4677c155-997e-4324-8c7e-8b2827095801}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\plastique
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8606F990-FD48-4428-B8C3-E8C78BC7B8BB}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\p2psoft
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{275296e0-75ec-4380-bb5f-900636889a8d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{8606f990-fd48-4428-b8c3-e8c78bc7b8bb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c00b57ad-f72f-4fdf-8116-a0c34cd3e716}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fotomoto.themask
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fotomoto.themask.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{8606f990-fd48-4428-b8c3-e8c78bc7b8bb}

Removing FotoMoto:

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

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 FotoMoto manually.

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

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