VirusProtect Ransomware

VirusProtect malware description and removal detail
Categories:Ransomware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VPPLanguage.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.8\VirusProtect 3.8.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.9\VirusProtect 3.9.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6\VirusProtectPro 3.6.exe
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Vids\setup.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Helper\webfindsite.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ncrjf.dll
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VPPLanguage.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.8\VirusProtect 3.8.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.9\VirusProtect 3.9.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6\VirusProtectPro 3.6.exe
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Vids\setup.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Helper\webfindsite.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ncrjf.dll

In order to ensure that the VirusProtect is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the VirusProtect adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.8\VirusProtect 3.8.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.9\VirusProtect 3.9.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6\VirusProtectPro 3.6.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\Vids\setup.exe

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

Detecting VirusProtect:

Files:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VPPLanguage.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.8\VirusProtect 3.8.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.9\VirusProtect 3.9.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6\VirusProtectPro 3.6.exe
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Vids\setup.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Helper\webfindsite.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ncrjf.dll
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\VPPLanguage.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.8\VirusProtect 3.8.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.9\VirusProtect 3.9.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6\VirusProtectPro 3.6.exe
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\Vids\setup.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.8.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\VirusProtect 3.9.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Helper\webfindsite.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ncrjf.dll

Folders:
[%PROGRAMS%]\VirusProtect 3.8
[%PROGRAMS%]\VirusProtect 3.9
[%PROGRAMS%]\VirusProtectPro
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.8
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtect 3.9
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.3
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.4
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.6
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\VirusProtectPro 3.7

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B7C9058D-0F9C-32C0-83B6-740DFD8A6726}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{0BD06CA9-D39D-470C-AD69-40B2D20ED44E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1FCE299D-2509-4156-8F35-737685DA33D6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{21688E5D-A895-4B60-B127-B76607420334}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{40E563B2-61B2-4215-819A-A7E24CF8AA3E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{45FBEFBF-E8B6-44A5-B0A1-A143E1A74816}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{477C7CD6-CAAD-43F5-96FB-C8F0F580F7E2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4A878A6E-E373-4F79-9B72-F6E3B6573FA4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5146B43E-B36D-4A2A-B617-CC05CC500150}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{559FB885-1610-4359-B22F-CE0A0C7B1220}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{582ECCC8-C5BC-4EC4-8B0A-40274533088F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5B8BED0F-5F18-4051-9908-C5C569A1AAE9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{63667718-EBF2-4CAB-B1E8-994D41589C24}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7060E07A-79A7-492E-8716-685840C41D3A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7D93B305-D932-45FF-B484-B96BAF433B18}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{90E25318-2612-48DB-AD52-4D64B1E79368}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{91335813-BFA8-493C-9ED5-E76A4F65F093}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{972F0BE3-976F-40B8-8EB4-88A25987416E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9A44471D-1B69-4834-881C-E8E85D198186}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9F80EA2D-53CF-4AA5-A154-F4FBF1EF6A5A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A35F8FAC-755D-4F90-A5D3-F7E18D9EB100}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A71C08E5-E038-4672-943F-B386DE479944}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{B20B249C-97C3-43F4-A560-A2C5239FBC50}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BD94CBD6-0B47-4327-8192-23BA274F7FD3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C269F4C1-7558-4DFC-9FB6-4C149B482586}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CE92A296-3142-493C-B64E-6ED73EAFB9AE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D7C0DF6C-91FF-48BD-AD98-E35769394138}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D8EC2704-B249-4495-A7A4-A90857BDDF4D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D91E9F36-9E44-44AB-803C-0D941FDA7988}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E0757BDD-69BE-4C3F-AFC6-50D6524FA9B6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F2F8C877-B06C-4B5E-95E7-AACFC9E8219D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F761F695-FD28-42D3-A669-C3FC8309A6F8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FE2D4E30-10F9-4F16-B2D9-4D7A02F0AF34}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\multimediaControls.chl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3B8E549E-0C73-4AAB-8939-5EA2ED102CC6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{D2F6E4C0-349A-4A64-A773-C14661D5A9E4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B7C9058D-0F9C-32C0-83B6-740DFD8A6726}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{d8b937a4-cdad-497b-a872-8da7c4c3ef6f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{21688E5D-A895-4B60-B127-B76607420334}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{40E563B2-61B2-4215-819A-A7E24CF8AA3E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{45FBEFBF-E8B6-44A5-B0A1-A143E1A74816}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{5146B43E-B36D-4A2A-B617-CC05CC500150}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{5B8BED0F-5F18-4051-9908-C5C569A1AAE9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{63667718-EBF2-4CAB-B1E8-994D41589C24}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{972F0BE3-976F-40B8-8EB4-88A25987416E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{9F80EA2D-53CF-4AA5-A154-F4FBF1EF6A5A}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{A35F8FAC-755D-4F90-A5D3-F7E18D9EB100}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{C269F4C1-7558-4DFC-9FB6-4C149B482586}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{CE92A296-3142-493C-B64E-6ED73EAFB9AE}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{D7C0DF6C-91FF-48BD-AD98-E35769394138}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{D8EC2704-B249-4495-A7A4-A90857BDDF4D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{D91E9F36-9E44-44AB-803C-0D941FDA7988}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{E0757BDD-69BE-4C3F-AFC6-50D6524FA9B6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{F2F8C877-B06C-4B5E-95E7-AACFC9E8219D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\multimediaControls.chl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\TypeLib\{3B8E549E-0C73-4AAB-8939-5EA2ED102CC6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{D2F6E4C0-349A-4A64-A773-C14661D5A9E4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{9034A523-D068-4BE8-A284-9DF278BE776E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\VirusProtect 3.8.exe 3.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\VirusProtect 3.9.exe 3.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VirusProtect 3.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VirusProtect 3.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VirusProtect 3.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VirusProtect 3.9
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{075a465d-0af2-4b79-8db3-2fda0fd8d74c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{8b87dcc7-9b89-4205-aa82-076b2a1edfe0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{b7c9058d-0f9c-32c0-83b6-740dfd8a6726}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{f10587e9-0e47-4cbe-84ae-7dd20b8684bb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\e404.e404mgr
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\e404.e404mgr.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{0979850f-6c3e-4294-b225-b3d3c4a6f2a1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1bb2da5f-b78f-44ea-bda1-771cbe1dec68}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{21688e5d-a895-4b60-b127-b76607420334}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2a4e73c5-ba3c-4391-b7e5-ffe8d3bd6245}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{40e563b2-61b2-4215-819a-a7e24cf8aa3e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{44a923ca-f430-4f85-9f84-5153ecdb882e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{45fbefbf-e8b6-44a5-b0a1-a143e1a74816}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{4e6e21ec-9d72-4164-8a53-74786a467872}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{5146b43e-b36d-4a2a-b617-cc05cc500150}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{5b8bed0f-5f18-4051-9908-c5c569a1aae9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{631e9e48-b066-43da-92ac-6dadf61b173b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{63667718-ebf2-4cab-b1e8-994d41589c24}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{65c1361c-e696-4af0-9e21-81910193f352}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{77dce805-c8ce-48aa-a47f-bfa6cc7704b3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{8d42769f-07d8-494d-aab4-aa1652c541fa}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{972f0be3-976f-40b8-8eb4-88a25987416e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9f80ea2d-53cf-4aa5-a154-f4fbf1ef6a5a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a1922071-390c-418d-916d-91209e95d286}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a1f8cd95-cfb3-43d1-a956-63441cc058c1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a35f8fac-755d-4f90-a5d3-f7e18d9eb100}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a63b46ad-96a7-4a2c-bd8f-8cd097e1593a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a65f98dd-2360-468c-b76e-b1b84c0d547c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ae2aeed0-be1b-4ba2-826e-20d1991081b8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{c269f4c1-7558-4dfc-9fb6-4c149b482586}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ce92a296-3142-493c-b64e-6ed73eafb9ae}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{d7c0df6c-91ff-48bd-ad98-e35769394138}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{d7f73787-6206-4bba-bdc0-7cfa9940dbcb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{d8ec2704-b249-4495-a7a4-a90857bddf4d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{d91e9f36-9e44-44ab-803c-0d941fda7988}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{e0757bdd-69be-4c3f-afc6-50d6524fa9b6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{e770f739-2968-4ed9-a63c-dc1938dc82a2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{f2f8c877-b06c-4b5e-95e7-aacfc9e8219d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{f7d09218-46d7-4d3d-9b7f-315204cd0836}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\multimediacontrols.chl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{3b8e549e-0c73-4aab-8939-5ea2ed102cc6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{cfafa83c-855b-4e3d-92b9-a587995b675a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{e63648f7-3933-440e-b4f6-a8584dd7b7eb}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths\virusprotect 3.8.exe 3.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths\virusprotect 3.9.exe 3.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{f10587e9-0e47-4cbe-84ae-7dd20b8684bb}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\virusprotect 3.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\virusprotect 3.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\virusprotect 3.8

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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses
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\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\virusprotect 3.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\virusprotect 3.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\virusprotect 3.9

Removing VirusProtect:

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

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 VirusProtect manually.

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

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