AlfaCleaner Trojan

AlfaCleaner malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SOFTWA~1\soproc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\id.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\warnhp.html
[%DESKTOP%]\alfacleaner.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\recent\alfacleaner.bmp.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\hesvc.sys
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SOFTWA~1\soproc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\id.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\warnhp.html
[%DESKTOP%]\alfacleaner.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\recent\alfacleaner.bmp.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\hesvc.sys

In order to ensure that the AlfaCleaner is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the AlfaCleaner adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SOFTWA~1\soproc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\id.exe

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

Detecting AlfaCleaner:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SOFTWA~1\soproc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\id.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\warnhp.html
[%DESKTOP%]\alfacleaner.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\recent\alfacleaner.bmp.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\hesvc.sys
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SOFTWA~1\soproc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\id.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\warnhp.html
[%DESKTOP%]\alfacleaner.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\recent\alfacleaner.bmp.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\hesvc.sys

Folders:
[%APPDATA%]\alfacleaner
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\alfacleaner
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\AlfaCleaner
[%PROGRAMS%]\alfacleaner

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_alfacleaner
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ALFACLEANERSERVICE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\alfacleaner
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\alfacleaner.com_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_alfacleanerservice
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\alfacleanerservice
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\eventlog\system\alfacleanerservice

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing AlfaCleaner:

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

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 AlfaCleaner manually.

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

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