TROJ_FAKEAV.OPS

To restart in Safe Mode:

• For Windows 2000 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 when you see the Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows XP users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting then pressing F8 several times when the POST screen appears.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows Server 2003 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after Windows starts up. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting again and pressing F8 several times afterward.
3. On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode then press Enter.

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>CLSID>{1CBC7A0A-C6B2-7A8B-2E7C-45B6EBCDBD3A}
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   InProcServer32
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>*>shellex>ContextMenuHandlers
5. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   {1CBC7A0A-C6B2-7A8B-2E7C-45B6EBCDBD3A}
6. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER
7. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   .exe
8. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe
9. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   DefaultIcon
10. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    shell
11. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe>shell
12. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    open
13. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe>shell>open
14. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
15. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    runas
16. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe>shell>runas
17. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
18. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    exefile
19. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile
20. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    DefaultIcon
21. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    shell
22. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile>shell
23. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    open
24. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile>shell>open
25. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
26. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    runas
27. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile>shell>runas
28. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
29. 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_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   2090176230 = "%Application Data%\khy.exe"
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>ControlSet001>Services>SharedAccess>Parameters>FirewallPolicy>StandardProfile
5. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   EnableFirewall = "0"
6. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"
7. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   DisableNotifications = "1"
8. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>ControlSet001>Services>SharedAccess>Parameters>FirewallPolicy>DomainProfile
9. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   EnableFirewall = "0"
10. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"
11. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    DisableNotifications = "1"
12. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer
13. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    2d08ff65 = "{random values}"
14. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer
15. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    2d08ff65 = "{random values}"
16. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID>{1CBC7A0A-C6B2-7A8B-2E7C-45B6EBCDBD3A}>InProcServer32
17. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
18. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Windows
19. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    LoadAppInit_DLLs = "1"
20. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe
21. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Content Type = "application/x-msdownload"
22. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe>shell>open>command
23. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    IsolatedCommand = "%1 %*"
24. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>.exe>shell>runas>command
25. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    IsolatedCommand = "%1 %*"
26. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile
27. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Content Type = "application/x-msdownload"
28. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile>shell>open>command
29. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    IsolatedCommand = "%1 %*"
30. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>exefile>shell>runas>command
31. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    IsolatedCommand = "%1 %*"
32. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows
33. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Identity = "2a84437"
34. Close Registry Editor.

To restore the registry value this malware/grayware/spyware modified:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>ControlSet001>Services>SharedAccess
3. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Start = "4"
4. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Start = "2"
5. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Security Center
6. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"
7. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   AntiVirusOverride = "1"
8. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   FirewallDisableNotify = "1"
9. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   FirewallOverride = "1"
10. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"
11. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
12. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    ctfmon.exe = "%System%\ctfmon.exe"
13. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    ctfmon.exe = "%Windows%\system32\ctfmon.exe"
14. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID>{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}>InProcServer32
15. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
16. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
17. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Windows
18. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    AppInit_DLLs = "%Application Data%\bf883.dll"
19. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>GDIPlus
20. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    FontCachePath = "%Application Data%"
21. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    FontCachePath = "%User Profile%\Local Settings\Application Data"
22. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Tracing>Microsoft>Imapi
23. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    LogSessionName = "stdout"
24. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    LogSessionName = "{random values}"
25. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    Active = "1"
26. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    Active = "1"
27. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    ControlFlags = "1"
28. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    ControlFlags = "1"
29. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Tracing>Microsoft>Imapi>ImapiSvc
30. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    Guid = "8107d8e9-e323-49f5-bba2-abc35c243dca"
31. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    Guid = "8107d8e9-e323-49f5-bba2-abc35c243dca"
32. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    BitNames = "{random characters}"
33. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    BitNames = " ImapiDebugError ImapiDebugWarning ImapiDebugTrace ImapiDebugInfo ImapiDebugX ImapiDebugSort"
34. Close Registry Editor.

To delete malware/grayware component files:

1. Search for the following files:
   
   • %Application Data%\khy.exe
   • %Application Data%\rhqj.exe
   • %Application Data%\bf883.dll
   • %User Temp%\e41751b1
   • %Temp%\mbe8uh00.TMP
   
   Note: To do a search for the following files, right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running. For each file to be deleted, type its file name in the Named input box. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
2. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file.
3. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.