TROJ_STARTP.SMA6

To enable Registry Editor, Task Manager, and Folder options:

1. Open Notepad. To do this:
   
   • For Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 users:
     Click Start>Run, type Notepad in the text box provided, then press Enter.
   • For Windows Vista and 7 users:
     Click start. Type Notepad , then press Enter.
2. Copy and paste the following script:
   On Error Resume Next Set shl = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") shl.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools" shl.RegDelete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools" shl.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr" shl.RegDelete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr" shl.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFolderOptions" shl.RegDelete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFolderOptions"
3. Save this file as C:\RESTORE.VBS.
4. Click Start>Run again, type C:\RESTORE.VBS in the text box provided, then press Enter.
5. Click Yes at the prompt of the message box to execute the .VBS file.

To delete the registry key this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   .knl
4. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   wFile
5. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile
6. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   DefaultIcon
7. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   ScriptEngine
8. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   Shell
9. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>Shell
10. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Edit
11. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>Shell>Edit
12. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Command
13. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Open
14. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>Shell>Open
15. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Command
16. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Open2
17. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>Shell>Open2
18. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Command
19. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Print
20. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>Shell>Print
21. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Command
22. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ShellEx
23. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>ShellEx
24. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    DropHandler
25. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    PropertySheetHandlers
26. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>wFile>ShellEx>PropertySheetHandlers
27. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WSHProps
28. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>qcfile>shell>open
29. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
30. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Kingsoft
31. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    kswsvc
32. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Kingsoft>AntiVirus
33. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Union
34. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    .qc
35. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>qcfile
36. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    DefaultIcon
37. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CLSID
38. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>qcfile>shellex
39. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    IconHandler
40. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ContextMenuHandlers
41. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer
42. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    HideDesktopIcons
43. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>HideDesktopIcons
44. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    NewStartPanel
45. Close Registry Editor.

To delete the registry value this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>wFile
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   FriendlyTypeName = "@%SystemRoot%\System32\wshext.dll,-4805"
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Kingsoft>kswsvc
5. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   Version = "1"
6. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   mainChannelID = "4"
7. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   subChannelID = "0"
8. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   install = "1"
9. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   forduba = "1"
10. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    vt = "0"
11. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    guid = "36526F63A4E84A7DBF8EA4CB0777F837"
12. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    autosetting = "1"
13. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Kingsoft>AntiVirus>Union
14. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    UnionID = "31.18466"
15. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    PostExA = "0"
16. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>qcfile>shell>open
17. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    CLSID = "{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"
18. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>HideDesktopIcons
19. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    ClassicStartMenu = "1"
20. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>HideDesktopIcons>NewStartPanel
21. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} = "1"
22. Close Registry Editor.

To restore registry values this malware/grayware modified:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do this:
   
   • On Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003:
     Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT in the text box provided, and then press Enter.
   • On Windows Vista and 7:
     Click the Start button, type REGEDIT in the Search input field then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>StartPage
3. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Favorites = "{random values}"
4. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Favorites = "{random values}"
5. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>DirectDraw>MostRecentApplication
6. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Name = "iexplore.exe"
7. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Name = "iexplore.exe"
8. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   ID = "4117b81"
9. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   ID = "41107b81"
10. Close Registry Editor.

To manually delete a malware/grayware component from an affected system:

• For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:

1. Right-click Start then click Search....
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %User Temp%\aut1.tmp
   • %User Temp%\winrar.knl
   • %Desktop%\Internet Explorer.qc
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
5. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.

• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users:

1. Click Start>Computer.
2. In the Search input box, type:
   
   • %User Temp%\aut1.tmp
   • %User Temp%\winrar.knl
   • %Desktop%\Internet Explorer.qc
3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
4. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.
   *Note: Read the following Microsoft page if these steps do not work on Windows 7.

To delete malware/grayware/spyware folders:

1. Right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %Program Files%\SogouInput
   • %Program Files%\SogouInput\5.0.0.3787
   • %Program Files%\Winrar
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the folder then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the folder.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the remaining folders:
   • %Program Files%\SogouInput
   • %Program Files%\SogouInput\5.0.0.3787
   • %Program Files%\Winrar