Friday, January 30, 2009

Force Trojan

Force malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan,Spyware,Backdoor,RAT
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Backdoor.Feardoor.15.a,Backdoor.Feardoor.15.c,Backdoor.Feardoor.15.b,packed: PEBundle,packed: PECompact,Backdoor.Feardoor.161;
[McAfee]BackDoor-AKD,BackDoor-ARD,VB-BackDoor1.gen;
[F-Prot]security risk or a "backdoor" program;
[Panda]Backdoor Program,Bck/Feardoor,Backdoor Program.LC,Trojan Horse,Bck/Feardoor.cli;
[Computer Associates]Backdoor/Feardoor!Client,Backdoor/Feardoor.15,Win32.Force.157,Backdoor/Force!Server,Win32.Force.160

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\directx\dxdiag.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cmd800.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\directx\dxdiag.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cmd800.sys

In order to ensure that the Force is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Force adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\directx\dxdiag.exe

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

Detecting Force:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\directx\dxdiag.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cmd800.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\directx\dxdiag.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cmd800.sys

Removing Force:

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

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 Force manually.

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

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


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