Sunday, November 23, 2008

TrueWeather.Download.Manager Downloader

TrueWeather.Download.Manager malware description and removal detail
Categories:Downloader
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\uninstall desktop alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\uninstall 10 news now.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\uninstall futurecast wizard.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\uninstall news 12 first alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\uninstall desktop alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\uninstall 10 news now.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\uninstall futurecast wizard.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\uninstall news 12 first alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\npwxm32.dll

In order to ensure that the TrueWeather.Download.Manager is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the TrueWeather.Download.Manager adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\download manager.exe

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

Detecting TrueWeather.Download.Manager:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\uninstall desktop alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\uninstall 10 news now.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\uninstall futurecast wizard.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\uninstall news 12 first alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\uninstall desktop alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\10-11 web alert\uninstall 10-11 web alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10 news now\uninstall 10 news now.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\10-11 web alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\desktop weather authority\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\truew.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\futurecast wizard\uninstall futurecast wizard.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\2flu.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\npwxm32.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\trueweather.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\news 12 first alert\uninstall news 12 first alert.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\download manager.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\stormteam16 weather\npwxm32.dll

Removing TrueWeather.Download.Manager:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from TrueWeather.Download.Manager.

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 TrueWeather.Download.Manager manually.

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

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