Thursday, January 8, 2009

SpyDawn Adware

SpyDawn malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Ransomware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]FraudTool.Win32.SpyHeal.a;
[McAfee]SpyDawn;
[Other]VirusBurst,Program:win32/SpyDawn

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%COOKIES%]\administrator@spydawn[1].txt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SpyDawn\SpyDawn.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%COOKIES%]\administrator@spydawn[1].txt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SpyDawn\SpyDawn.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk

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

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

Detecting SpyDawn:

Files:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%COOKIES%]\administrator@spydawn[1].txt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SpyDawn\SpyDawn.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%COOKIES%]\administrator@spydawn[1].txt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SpyDawn\SpyDawn.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk
[%STARTMENU%]\SpyDawn 3.1.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\SpyDawn.lnk

Folders:
[%PROGRAMS%]\SpyDawn
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SpyDawn

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c1df2728-8510-0773-96d8-5d0c1f27821b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{080c3ec1-ab54-40f3-88be-e6face068cf0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{101981f9-8ba3-4064-949b-3c5beb867134}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{16992424-7ac2-47f6-8799-bf4e8ebbecc1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{28dc003f-7396-4b9d-8d0c-e40d8f4e3f4a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{3a9ccaf6-08b8-4163-8dd8-3d9200314533}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{3f109e21-d00a-4222-9a42-4a7611122cf1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{4db7b2c0-c3be-4a1d-915b-9b04981cf4b4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{5fc90027-65c3-4e0c-91c7-e3d3296e3763}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{63948a86-9227-4dab-8aa6-ccd2111264a0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{7a7ca289-6e1e-4a00-aa81-c5d252945645}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{7de844a5-dc96-4cd5-b4ee-1c7ae0b5e62a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{929fc56a-ee5c-436c-bc73-68d583233485}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{94596fc9-cbf8-4f61-8a02-aacbb86b51ba}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a048440c-9495-4757-8fb3-0383ade9e89d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{cc09ac3e-aa61-4cbd-a351-df435c8fe5c2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{cc61280d-617c-4007-9d21-3f6f7bba81fe}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{c7281808-f7c3-4bed-940f-40b9fd5784b6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths\spydawn.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{189518DF-7EBA-4D31-A7E1-73B5BB60E8D5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{23D627FE-3F02-44CF-9EE1-7B9E44BD9E13}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{43CFEFBE-8AE4-400E-BBE4-A2B61BB140FB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5790B963-23C5-43C1-BCF5-01C9B5A3E44E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5D42DDF4-81EB-4668-9951-819A1D5BEFC8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{76D06077-D5D3-40CA-B32D-6A67A7FF3F06}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{86C7E6C3-EC47-44E5-AA08-EE0D0A25895F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9283DAC1-43F5-4580-BF86-841F22AF2335}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{AE90CAFC-09D4-47F0-9E11-CE621C424F08}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BA397E39-F67F-423F-BC6E-65939450093A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BEC8A83D-01D4-4F15-B8A9-4B4AB24253A7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C4EEDC19-992D-409A-B323-ED57D511AFA5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{DD90F677-D205-4F70-9014-659614AABCB2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E3DF91F3-F24F-441E-9001-D61F36024322}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F459EADB-5903-48D5-864C-2B7B46AB1424}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FC4EDF66-0547-4F1A-AE96-7CFCAD711C90}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{661173EE-FA31-4769-97D4-B556B5D09BDA}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3820350F-5092-2ADD-8A4C-8DE2C609FAE5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{189518DF-7EBA-4D31-A7E1-73B5BB60E8D5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{23D627FE-3F02-44CF-9EE1-7B9E44BD9E13}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{43CFEFBE-8AE4-400E-BBE4-A2B61BB140FB}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5790B963-23C5-43C1-BCF5-01C9B5A3E44E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5D42DDF4-81EB-4668-9951-819A1D5BEFC8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{76D06077-D5D3-40CA-B32D-6A67A7FF3F06}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{86C7E6C3-EC47-44E5-AA08-EE0D0A25895F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9283DAC1-43F5-4580-BF86-841F22AF2335}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{AE90CAFC-09D4-47F0-9E11-CE621C424F08}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{BA397E39-F67F-423F-BC6E-65939450093A}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{BEC8A83D-01D4-4F15-B8A9-4B4AB24253A7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C4EEDC19-992D-409A-B323-ED57D511AFA5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{DD90F677-D205-4F70-9014-659614AABCB2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{E3DF91F3-F24F-441E-9001-D61F36024322}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{F459EADB-5903-48D5-864C-2B7B46AB1424}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{FC4EDF66-0547-4F1A-AE96-7CFCAD711C90}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{661173EE-FA31-4769-97D4-B556B5D09BDA}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\spydawn
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\spydawn

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing SpyDawn:

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

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 SpyDawn manually.

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

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


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