TROJ_VB.SMUS4

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.

• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Advanced Boot Options menu does not appear, try restarting and then pressing F8 several times after the POST screen is displayed.
3. On the Advanced Boot Options menu, use the arrow keys to select the Safe Mode option, and 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_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Visual Basic
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   6.0
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet>Control>MediaResources
5. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   msvideo
6. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Yahoo
7. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   SuiteInstaller
8. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   pager
9. 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>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>RunOnce
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe %System%\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "%User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\""
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
5. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   winexplorer = "%User Profile%\Dir\winexplorer.exe"
6. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Yahoo>SuiteInstaller
7. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   Full = "ezU4QzEyMDY1LUMzNDktNEI2MC05MzRBLTUzRjNEQUZCODAwRX0
8. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Internet Settings
9. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   ProxyHttp1.1 = 1
10. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Yahoo>pager
11. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    MD_ID_VALUE = "ID
12. 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>Internet Explorer>Main
3. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Start Page = "http://www.{BLOCKED}o.com/?ilc
4. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Start Page = http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd
5. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Main
6. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Start Page = "http://www.{BLOCKED}o.com/?ilc
7. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Start Page = http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd
8. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
   Default_Page_URL = "http://www.{BLOCKED}o.com/?ilc
9. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
   Default_Page_URL = http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd
10. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>DirectDraw>MostRecentApplication
11. In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    Name = "ymsgr_suite_setup.exe"
12. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    Name = mshta.exe
13. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    ID = 4aa7ac42
14. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    ID = 41107b3f
15. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    Name = "iexplore.exe"
16. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    Name = mshta.exe
17. Again In the right panel, locate the registry value:
    ID = 4117b81
18. Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
    ID = 41107b3f
19. Close Registry Editor.

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:
   
   • %User Temp%\IXP000.TMP
   • %User Profile%\Application Data\Dir
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1
   • %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp
   • %Program Files%\Yahoo!
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:
   • %User Temp%\IXP000.TMP
   • %User Profile%\Application Data\Dir
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1
   • %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp
   • %Program Files%\Yahoo!

To delete malware/grayware component files:

1. Search for the following files:
   
   • %User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\TMP4351$.TMP
   • %User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\msgr11us.exe
   • %User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\winamp.Exe
   • %User Profile%\Dir\winexplorer.exe
   • %System Root%\runner.bat
   • %User Profile%\Dir\Dated.dat
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp\System.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp\bootstrap.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp\Base64.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp\ymsgr_suite_setup.exe
   • %User Temp%\nsi2.tmp\YExecShell.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\System.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\InetLoad_vms.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\ymsgr11_us.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\nsp5.tmp.htm
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\nsw6.tmp.htm
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\s1.bmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\s2.bmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\s3.bmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\s4.bmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\s5.bmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\ywiseextU.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\eula.rtf
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\finish.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\legal.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\review.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\software.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\welcome.ini
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\modern-header.bmp
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\bb.html
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\stack.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsa4.tmp\ymsgr_inst.exe
   
   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.