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Virus Profile: FakeAlert-PJ.gen.bh!E4DB5EB2C578

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Virus Profile information details
Risk Assessment: Home Low | Corporate Low
Date Discovered: 6/21/2012
Date Added: 6/21/2012
Origin: Unknown
Length: 2251776
Type: Trojan
Subtype: Generic
DAT Required: 6749
Removal Instructions
   
 
 
   

Description

This is a Trojan detection. Unlike viruses, Trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include e-mail, malicious or hacked Web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Indication of Infection

This symptoms of this detection are the files, registry, and network communication referenced in the characteristics section.

Methods of Infection

Trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that the executable is something beneficial. Distribution channels include IRC, peer-to-peer networks, newsgroup postings, e-mail, etc.

   

Virus Characteristics

This is a Trojan

File PropertiesProperty Values
McAfee DetectionFakeAlert-PJ.gen.bh
Length2251776 bytes
MD5e4db5eb2c578c2cf4fbc9600658b5690
SHA127cdac798bfb65ff4c89cb8527eb6e89f53dd6fb


Other Common Detection Aliases

Company NamesDetection Names
avastWin32:Kryptik-IYL
AVG (GriSoft)Generic28.BSHO
aviraTR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen2
KasperskyTrojan.Win32.Jorik.Fraud.qio
Dr.WebTrojan.Siggen4.5692
MicrosoftRogue:Win32/FakePAV
SymantecTrojan.ADH.2
normanW32/Krypt.FK
pandaGeneric Trojan
SophosMal/FakeAV-RM

Other brands and names may be claimed as the property of others.


ActivitiesRisk Levels
Enumerates many system files and directories.Low
Process attempts to call itself recursivelyLow
Adds or modifies Internet Explorer cookiesLow
No digital signature is presentInformational


McAfee ScansScan Detections
McAfee BetaFakeAlert-PJ.gen.bh
McAfee SupportedFakeAlert-PJ.gen.bh



System Changes

Some path values have been replaced with environment variables as the exact location may vary with different configurations.
e.g.
%WINDIR% = \WINDOWS (Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista/7), \WINNT (Windows NT/2000)
%PROGRAMFILES% = \Program Files


The following files were analyzed:

27cdac798bfb65ff4c89cb8527eb6e89f53dd6fb

The following files have been added to the system:

  • %APPDATA%\Protector-qoug.exe
The following registry elements have been changed:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IAC2\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IAC2\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IAC2\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IAC2\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IMAADPCM\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IMAADPCM\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IMAADPCM\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.IMAADPCM\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.L3ACM\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.L3ACM\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.L3ACM\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.L3ACM\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSAUDIO1\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSAUDIO1\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSAUDIO1\CFORMATTAGS = 3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSAUDIO1\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG711\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG711\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG711\CFORMATTAGS = 3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG711\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG723\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG723\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG723\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSG723\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSGSM610\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSGSM610\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSGSM610\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.MSGSM610\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.SL_ANET\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.SL_ANET\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.SL_ANET\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.SL_ANET\FDWSUPPORT = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.TRSPCH\AFORMATTAGCACHE = [binary data]
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.TRSPCH\CFILTERTAGS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.TRSPCH\CFORMATTAGS = 2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\AUDIOCOMPRESSIONMANAGER\DRIVERCACHE\MSACM.TRSPCH\FDWSUPPORT = 1
   

All Users:

Please use the following instructions for all supported versions of Windows to remove threats and other potential risks:

1.Disable System Restore .

2.Update to current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

3.Run a complete system scan.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

1. Please go to the Microsoft Recovery Console and restore a clean MBR.

On windows XP:

Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Select the Windows installation that is compromised and provide the administrator password
Issue 'fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
Follow onscreen instructions
Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.


On Windows Vista and 7:

Insert the Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
Click on "Repair Your Computer"
When the System Recovery Options dialog comes up, choose the Command Prompt.
Issue 'bootrec /fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
Follow onscreen instructions
Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.