W32/Wfpdisable.A (F-Prot); Riskware/WFPDisabler (Fortinet); not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.WFPDisabler.a (Kaspersky); WFPDisable (McAfee)
Windows
This potentially unwanted application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Arrival Details
This potentially unwanted application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This potentially unwanted application drops the following files:
(Note: %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %Start Menu% is the Start Menu folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)
It creates the following folders:
(Note: %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %Start Menu% is the Start Menu folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
Autostart Technique
This potentially unwanted application creates the following registry entries to enable automatic execution of dropped component at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Alt+Q Hotkey Tool = "%Windows%\Alt+Q Hotkey.exe" = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ObjectDock = ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = RK Launcher = "%Program Files%\RK Launcher\RKLauncher.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
UberIcon = ""%Program Files%\UberIcon\UberIcon Manager.exe"" = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
WinRoll = "%Program Files%\WinRoll\winroll.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = Yz Shadow = "%Program Files%\YzShadow\YzShadow.exe"
Other System Modifications
This potentially unwanted application adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors\
Schemes
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UberIcon-v1.0.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Tweaks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
FILES
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Skins
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Tiger System Preferences v2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
iColorFolder"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Revenger inc.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\iColorFolder
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Control\Session Manager
AllowProtectedRenames = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors
= "OS X"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Wallpaper = "%Windows%\Web\Wallpaper\Aqua Blue.bmp"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX
GUID = "{GUID}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX
MaxIconSize = "{numbers}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
Cursors = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
DefaultScreenSaver = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
FlurryScreenSaver = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
HelpandSupport = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
LogonScreen = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
Sounds = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
UserAccountPictures = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
Wallpaper = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
FILES
{files listed in %Windows%\FlyakiteOSX\NewFiles folder} = "{numbers}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Skins
MSStyle = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
Alt+Q = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
ObjectDock = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
RKLauncher = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
TigerSystemPreferences = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
UberIcon = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
WinRoll = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
YzShadow = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Software
iColorFolder = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Tweaks
CommandConsole = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Tweaks
MoveTaskbar = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Tweaks
ThrobberIE = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Tweaks
ThrobberShell = "yes"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
DisplayIcon = "%Windows%\FlyakiteOSX\Install.ico"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
DisplayName = "FlyakiteOSX"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
DisplayVersion = "v3.5"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
Publisher = "Portrait of a Kite, Inc."
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
URLInfoAbout = "http://osx.portraitofakite.com"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
FlyakiteOSX
UninstallString = "%Windows%\FlyakiteOSX\Uninstall.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Tiger System Preferences v2
DisplayName = "Tiger System Preferences v2"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Tiger System Preferences v2
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Tiger System Preferences v2\Uninstal.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
iColorFolder
DisplayName = "iColorFolder"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
iColorFolder
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\iColorFolder\uninstall.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FlyakiteOSX\
Extras
BootScreen = "yes"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors\
Schemes
OS X = "%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Cursor.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Help.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Working.ani,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Busy.ani,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Cross.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Beam.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Pen.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Unavailable.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Size Horz.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Size Vert.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Resize Right.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Resize Left.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Resize All.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Alternate.cur,%Windows%\Cursors\OSX\OS X Hand.cur"c
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\iColorFolder
= "%Program Files%\iColorFolder"
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 4
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
Step 5
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
Step 6
Search and delete these folders
Step 7
Search and delete this file
Step 8
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as PUA_WFPDISABLE.GA. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 9
Restore these deleted files from backup
*Note: Only Microsoft-related keys/values will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.
Step 10
Reset your Desktop properties