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Threat indicator: HIGH

Threat's profile

Name of the threat:

Command or file name:

Threat type:

Affected OS:

Windows Active Defender

Protector-(random 4 letters).exe

Malware

Win32 (Windows 9x, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Seven)


Windows Active Defender, being installed on your computer, pretends to be one of the most powerful legal antiviruses, but it is just a lie. The user should remember that no one legal program (and antivirus also) cannot be installed without his direct participation in the process of installation. So, the user must not trust the program that was created to deceive him! Windows Active Defender was invented to fund the creation of the similar fake antivirus products. This fake antivirus program can spread through the social networks and through the suspicious websites. The user should remove Windows Active Defender from his computer as soon as possible.

Autorun of Windows Active Defender can be fixed in Hijackthis by fixing the line:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Inspector] %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe

To unlock your PC and get rid of alerts use following code:

0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020


Windows Active Defender intrusion method

Windows Active Defender

Windows Active Defender copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is Protector-(random 4 letters).exe. Then it creates new startup key with name Windows Active Defender and value Protector-(random 4 letters).exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name Protector-(random 4 letters).exe or Windows Active Defender.

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How to fix Windows Active Defender?

This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with Windows Active Defender, removing it from starup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by Windows Active Defender.

To get rid of Windows Active Defender, you should:

1. Kill the following processes and delete the appropriate files:

• %AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
• %AppData%\Protector-(random 4 letters).exe
• %AppData%\result.db
• %AppData%\1st$0l3th1s.cnf
• Windows Active Defender.lnk

Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use Windows Active Defender Removal Tool for safe problem solution.

2. Delete the following malicious folders:

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3. Delete the following malicious registry entries and\or values:

  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
    Value: WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect
    Data: "0"
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
    Value: DisableRegedit
    Data: "0"
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
    Value: DisableRegistryTools
    Data: "0"
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
    Value: DisableTaskMgr
    Data: "0"
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
    Value: ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin
    Data: "0"
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
    Value: ConsentPromptBehaviorUser
    Data: "0"
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
    Value: EnableLUA
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    Value: Inspector
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings
    Value: net
    Data: 2012-6-14
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings
    Value: UID
    Data: (random)
  • Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ASProtect
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\alevir.exe
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\bipcpevalsetup.exe
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\gbmenu.exe
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msdm.exe

Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use Windows Active Defender Removal Tool for safe problem solution.


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