Monday, December 22, 2008

Spax Trojan

Spax malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Trojan.Win32.Dialer.cs,Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.bkd;
[Other]Win32/Spax.AS,Win32/Spax!generic,Win32/Spax.AU,Win32/Spax.AX,Trojan.Secup

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\cthkpcv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\geplxss.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pkgvy1g.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tahxqcj.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tvomnc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\xuoce.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ygjun.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cthkpcv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\geplxss.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pkgvy1g.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tahxqcj.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tvomnc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\xuoce.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ygjun.dll

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

Detecting Spax:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\cthkpcv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\geplxss.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pkgvy1g.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tahxqcj.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tvomnc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\xuoce.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ygjun.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cthkpcv.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\geplxss.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\pkgvy1g.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tahxqcj.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\tvomnc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\xuoce.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ygjun.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{634be415-da12-496b-b89e-329b73c4807f}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{da3b49f6-8c54-4429-a275-21a86dcca413}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\System Alert Popup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Safety Alert
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{634be415-da12-496b-b89e-329b73c4807f}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{da3b49f6-8c54-4429-a275-21a86dcca413}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\system alert popup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\windows safety alert

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\sharedtaskscheduler
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\sharedtaskscheduler

Removing Spax:

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

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 Spax manually.

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

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


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