Sunday, December 21, 2008

IETray Adware

IETray malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,BHO,Hijacker
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_src.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_def.htm
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_src.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_def.htm

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

Detecting IETray:

Files:
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_src.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_def.htm
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_src.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iemsg.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\web\ers_def.htm

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iempg.iempgobj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-5f8507c5f4e8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-5f8507c5f4e7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\iempg.iempgobj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-5f8507c5f4e8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-5f8507c5f4e7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{bd51aec6-7991-4a60-94d6-d5febb655d10}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iempg.iempgobj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{bd51aec6-7991-4a60-94d6-d5febb655d10}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{bd51aec6-7991-4a60-94d6-d5febb655d10}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\iempg.iempgobj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{bd51aec6-7991-4a60-94d6-d5febb655d10}

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
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing IETray:

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

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 IETray manually.

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

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

Download ExterminateIt! to instantly get rid of IETray!


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