Saturday, January 31, 2009

FlashTrack Adware

FlashTrack malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,BHO
Also known as:

[Panda]Adware/FlashTrack;
[Other]Adware.Flashtrack

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\r.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\8.exe\8.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\flcp.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\flt.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ftapp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flcp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flt.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ftapp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\r.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\8.exe\8.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\flcp.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\flt.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ftapp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flcp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flt.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ftapp.dll

In order to ensure that the FlashTrack is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the FlashTrack adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\r.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\8.exe\8.exe

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

Detecting FlashTrack:

Files:
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\r.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\8.exe\8.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\flcp.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\flt.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ftapp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flcp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flt.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ftapp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\r.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\8.exe\8.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\flcp.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\flt.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ftapp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flcp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\flt.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ftapp.dll

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\flt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ftk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\reg2
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\xml
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\xmod
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\fla
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ftapp

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{6e83ae1c-f69c-4aed-af98-d23c24c6fa4b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7955ea20-e0d6-4a77-88b6-120674d979ea}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{6e83ae1c-f69c-4aed-af98-d23c24c6fa4b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{7955ea20-e0d6-4a77-88b6-120674d979ea}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\flt
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{665ACD90-4541-4836-9FE4-062386BB8F05}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\ftapp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\bredobj.bredobj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\bredobj.bredobj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{63cf97e8-4133-438a-a831-cc9c6d47d673}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{665acd90-4541-4836-9fe4-062386bb8f05}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{7371f073-ac0f-4b80-bb2f-96a488cefb32}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{7955ea20-e0d6-4a77-88b6-120674d979ea}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{06542764-7bb2-412b-80d6-d103d1474c93}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{baef4039-3c02-4c9e-a2f4-87b513ab0e87}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{63cf97e8-4133-438a-a831-cc9c6d47d673}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{665acd90-4541-4836-9fe4-062386bb8f05}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{db9f4c00-65e8-4fa1-917b-e4844ddf5909}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{e6c71e83-e02b-4bc4-958d-a9194916ec19}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{63cf97e8-4133-438a-a831-cc9c6d47d673}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{665acd90-4541-4836-9fe4-062386bb8f05}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{7371f073-ac0f-4b80-bb2f-96a488cefb32}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{06542764-7bb2-412b-80d6-d103d1474c93}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{baef4039-3c02-4c9e-a2f4-87b513ab0e87}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{db9f4c00-65e8-4fa1-917b-e4844ddf5909}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{e6c71e83-e02b-4bc4-958d-a9194916ec19}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\ftapp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{63cf97e8-4133-438a-a831-cc9c6d47d673}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{665acd90-4541-4836-9fe4-062386bb8f05}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{7371f073-ac0f-4b80-bb2f-96a488cefb32}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{d7e588ab-a5d9-4422-b313-22a3470f9700}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\flt
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\rvp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\persistent bytes
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\rvp

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\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runonce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\reg2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\reg2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\xmod
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\xmod
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netfilter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\xml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\xml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\xml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\xml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\xml

Removing FlashTrack:

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

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 FlashTrack manually.

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

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


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