Tuesday, November 18, 2008

NeoSpace Adware

NeoSpace malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Also known as:

[Other]NeospacelabSecurity

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\load.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\Neospace Internet Security.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Neospace Internet Security\isec30.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\load.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\Neospace Internet Security.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Neospace Internet Security\isec30.exe

In order to ensure that the NeoSpace is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the NeoSpace adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\load.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Neospace Internet Security\isec30.exe

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

Detecting NeoSpace:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\load.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\Neospace Internet Security.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Neospace Internet Security\isec30.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\load.exe
[%PROGRAMS%]\Neospace Internet Security.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Neospace Internet Security\isec30.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Neospace\Internet Security

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\neospace
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\internet security

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

Removing NeoSpace:

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

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 NeoSpace manually.

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

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