TROJ_PAM_0000020528.T3

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Restart in Safe Mode

Step 3

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.

• In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  • RunOnce

Step 4

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.

• In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
  • PS registry removal = "cmd.exe /c reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\PlaySushi /f"

• In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
  • PS registry removal 2 = "cmd.exe /c reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\PlaySushi /f"

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_PAM_0000020528.T3. 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 6

Restore these deleted registry keys/values from backup

*Note: Only Microsoft-related keys/values will be restored. If the malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.

• In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow
  • PlaySushi

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID
  • PlaySushi32.DLL

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID
  • {E89A07B5-BD7A-43F9-BDA4-0DAA48AC4FA5}

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}
  • ProgID

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}
  • InprocServer32

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}
  • Implemented Categories

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
  • {21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
  • {D6F7A625-9F14-4FC6-A228-F00E674596D3}

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • PlaySushi32.Helper

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • PlaySushi32.Helper.1

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • PlaySushi32.PlaySushi

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • PlaySushi32.PlaySushi.1

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
  • {975BBCC0-19DF-47C2-9AE2-D78EEFA96821}

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PSText.IEButton.1
  • CLSID

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • PSText.IEButton.1

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PSText.IEButton
  • CLSID

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PSText.IEButton
  • CurVer

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • PSText.IEButton

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}
  • ProgID

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}
  • InprocServer32

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}
  • Implemented Categories

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}
  • Programmable

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}
  • TypeLib

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}
  • VersionIndependentProgID

• In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
  • {EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID
  • {E89A07B5-BD7A-43F9-BDA4-0DAA48AC4FA5}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID
  • {21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}
  • InprocServer32

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}
  • ProgID

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}
  • Implemented Categories

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID
  • {D6F7A625-9F14-4FC6-A228-F00E674596D3}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
  • PlaySushi32.Helper

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
  • PlaySushi32.Helper.1

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
  • PlaySushi32.PlaySushi

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
  • PlaySushi32.PlaySushi.1

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
  • {975BBCC0-19DF-47C2-9AE2-D78EEFA96821}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
  • {21608B66-026F-4DCB-9244-0DACA328DCED}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
  • {EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
  • {EBD24BD3-E272-4FA3-A8BA-C5D709757CAB}

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
  • PlaySushi