Thursday, November 6, 2008

Sears.com Spyware

Sears.com malware description and removal detail
Categories:Spyware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\srhc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dl_
[%SYSTEM%]\srph.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\srhc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dl_
[%SYSTEM%]\srph.dll

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

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

Detecting Sears.com:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\srhc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dl_
[%SYSTEM%]\srph.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\srhc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\srls.dl_
[%SYSTEM%]\srph.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{2e4a92ab-f2c0-456a-9935-b715439790d7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{0156ca3c-89c4-4d1d-8eb1-aaf4588b929b}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\netsetterconfig
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{2e4a92ab-f2c0-456a-9935-b715439790d7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{a1edb681-9002-4e83-9074-98848f56baaf}

Registry Values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\csetup.dll
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1e24e145-d17c-4343-bb61-83b515f3cf53}\typelib
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\installer\userdata\s-1-5-21-1659004503-2077806209-839522115-500\components\87654321432143212143214365870921
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%SYSTEM%]/cinstaller_xp.msi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%SYSTEM%]/cinstaller_xp.msi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/csetup.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/csetup.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls

Removing Sears.com:

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

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 Sears.com manually.

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

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