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Trojan.Alemod

Update: February 6, 2006

 

Description:

Trojan.Alemod is a Trojan horse that infects wininet.dll and monitors all Web traffic. It also modifies the desktop setting and downloads files from the Internet.

 

It will infect the following file:

wininet.dll

Technical Name:

Win32.Alemod TROJ_ALEMOD.I Win32/Alemod.I!DLL! Trojan.Desktophijack.B Trojan.Win32.Small.ev

W32/Alemod.F.dll

Threat Level:

Medium

Type:

Trojan Horse

Systems Affected:

Windows All

Detection Date:

June 19, 2005

 

 

  

 

Win32.Alemod removal procedures requires technical know-how on  computer troubleshooting. It is better to consult your LAN Administrator or Technical Persons to avoid additional damage on your computer.
 

MANUAL REMOVAL:

1. Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.

3. Restart the computer in SafeMode.
4. Run a full system scan.
5. Delete any values added to the registry.

Navigate to the subkey and delete values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
Values:
"AllowProtectedRenames" = "1"
"PendingFileRenameOperations" = "\??\%System%\oleadm32.dll !\??\%System%\wininet.dll"

Navigate to the subkey and delete value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value: "WindowsFZ" = "[path to executable file]"

Navigate to the subkey and delete values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Values:
"WallpaperStyle" = "0"
"Wallpaper" = "%System%\wp.bmp"

Navigate to the subkey and delete values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Values:
"NoDispAppearancePage" = "1"
"NoDispBackgroundPage" = "1"

Navigate to the subkey and delete value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value: "NoActiveDesktopChanges" = "1"

Navigate to and delete the registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Internet update
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{357A87ED-3E5D-437d-B334-DEB7EB4982A3}

5. Exit the Registry Editor and restart the computer.

***If it makes changes to Windows registry that may prevent you from running executable files. A tool to reset registry values to the default value is available for download. Click Here.
 

6. Download a clean copy of wininet.dll here. Unzip and save to your desired location.

 

7. Go to C:\Windows\System32\ , look for the infected wininet.dll file and replace it with the clean copy you have just downloaded.

Note: You must be in SafeMode to successfully replace the file.

 

8. Restart the computer.

 

9. In order to make sure that worm win32 alemod is completely eliminated from your computer, carry out a full scan of your computer using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to delete the virus using various Antivirus Program without the need to install can be done with Online Virus Scanner.


 

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