Spybot Search and Destroy Definitions Updated on 9/03/2008
If you are using "Spybot Search and Destroy" to protect your PC against spyware infections and haven't updated it this week, be aware that updates to the definition files were released on schedule, on Wednesday this week, as listed below. Spyware and other classes of malicious programs are altered constantly to avoid detection by anti-spyware programs. Since Spybot S&D updates are only released on a weekly schedule (on Wednesdays) it is imperative that you make it a point to check for and download updates every week, preferably on Wednesday evenings. After downloading all available updates (from the best responding download server in the list of server locations), immunize*, then scan for and remove any detected malware. If Spybot is unable to remove an active threat it will ask for permission to run before Windows starts during the next reboot. Spybot will then run a complete scan before your Windows desktop loads, removing malware that has not yet loaded into memory.
If you arrived here by searching for the name of some malware that may be on your computer and you are not currently using Spybot Search and Destroy, you can download the latest version from the Spybot Search and Destroy Multi-Lingual Landing Page. Choose your language, then use the link in the left sidebar to go to the downloads page. Download the program from your closest mirror server, install it, update it (Updates button), then follow the instructions below to detect and remove any malware that is on your PC.
If you see a program listed in the detections below, by name, you should assume that is is malware (with the possible exception of the PUP group, which is up to user discretion). All of the programs listed with a single + sign are updated detections, while a double ++ in front of it's name indicates a brand new detection. A number in parenthesis, following a malware name, indicates the number of variants included in that detection. These programs are dangerous to your computer, and/or personal security or privacy.
* After updating your Spybot S&D definitions, if they include new "immunization" definitions you need to click on the "Immunize" button, then, if the status line tells you that additional immunizations are possible, click on the Immunize link, near the top of the program. It has a green + sign in a button. If you don't do this the new immunizations against hostile ActiveX programs will not be applied. After immunizing with any new detections, run a scan for malware by clicking on the "Spybot Search & Destroy" button, on the left panel, then on the button with the magnifying glass icon, labeled: "Check For Problems."
Spybot Updates - published every Wednesday
News Flash!
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6 was released on July 8, 2008. Upgrade now! The newest Virtumonde threats require the anti malware engine in Spybot 1.6 to effectively remove them.
Additions made on September 3, 2008:
Keyloggers (Keyloggers steal your typed logins and passwords)
+ Ardamax
++ Win32.KeyLogger.ap
Malware (Includes rogue or fake anti-virus and anti-spyware programs and fake registry cleaners and fake security alerts, plus other nasty programs)
++ 1ClickPCFix
+ ErrorSafe
+ Fraud.AntiMalwares
++ Fraud.AntiSpyXP
++ Fraud.Antivirus
++ Fraud.XPAntivirus.gen
+ Power-Antivirus-2009
+ Smitfraud-C.bs
++ Smitfraud-C.ul
++ Virantix (7)
++ WinReanimator
++ XPSecurityCenter
PUPS (Possibly Unpopular Software or Unwanted Programs)
+ FunWebProducts
+ MyWay.MyWebSearch
++ Win32.HackTool.Aid (652)
Security
+ Microsoft.Windows.AppFirewallBypass
Spyware
++ CashBar
Trojans (Trojans come to you disguised as something useful, or as a missing codec required to view a spammed video, but, like the Trojan Horse of antiquity, they hold dangerous contents that cause great harm!)
++ CSR.tr
++ Fake.HostProcess
+ Hupigon
+ Maran.J
++ Nebuler.BHO
+ Virtumonde.dll
+ Virtumonde.prx
+ Virtumonde.sci
+ Virtumonde.sdn
+ Win32.Agent.ark
++ Win32.Agent.ayo
++ Win32.Agent.es
++ Win32.Banker.egt
++ Win32.BHO.bc
++ Win32.Bzub.fh (579)
++ Win32.Delf.if
++ Win32.Disabler.i
++ Win32.Fujack.b
++ Win32.Nosok.b
++ Win32.Pigeon.DLA
++ Win32.VBS.Generic.23
+ Win32.Webdir.b
++ Zlob.Downloader.got
+ Zlob.Downloader.vdt
+ Zlob.Downloader.wet
Hosts file additions to note
SweetIM is a fancy smiley program used by a lot of people addicted to instant messenger conversations. SweetIM.com has been blocked in the latest Hosts file update. It is regarded as Adware and is virtually impossible to remove by normal procedures. Attempting to remove it is known to cause a barrage of popups protesting your decision. Treat is as possible spyware, as it tracks the websites you visit to throw targeted ads at you.
Total: 1209640 fingerprints in 290002 rules for 4232 products.
False positive detections reported or fixed this week:
A couple more false positive heuristic detections were fixed with today's Spybot updates. These include "FixPolicies.exe" and "DCProSetup.exe." This is an ongoing problem where a normal scan using definitions shows nothing wrong, but a heuristic manual scan shows all kinds of infections. When in doubt, believe the definitions scan, rather than any heuristic scan. The same thing applies to your anti virus scanner. Mine gives occasional false positives with generic names, using heuristics, when in fact no infection exists in those files.
Extended Comments
If you are still using Spybot S&D 1.3, or 1.4, update support is about to end and your computer will be at greater risk because of having out-dated definitions.
If you are using any version older than 1.6 please upgrade to the current version of Spybot S&D, which is now 1.6.0.30, as soon as possible. New definitions for malware like the Virtumonde family of Trojans need the newer processing technologies introduced in version 1.6.0.
Virtumonde (also known as the Vundo Trojan) is a Trojan horse that is known to cause pop-ups and advertising for rogue anti-spyware programs. It also causes other problems, including performance degradation and denial of service with some websites including Google. It attaches itself to the operating system using phony Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) and .dll files attached to the Winlogon process and Windows Explorer.
With the release of Spybot-S&D 1.6, Team Spybot has spent a lot of energy and man-hours implementing some new technologies to improve Virtumonde detections, increasing their detection range by more than 40% to more than 250,000 detection patterns to identify more than one million malware "fingerprints."
To benefit from these improvements, I recommend that you update to Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6, which is available through the update function integrated into the application as well as from the Spybot S&D download page.
If your computer gets stuck in a logon/logoff loop, after updating and scanning with the older versions of Spybot, visit this forum page for a solution, from Team Spybot.
Finally, if you want to get direct assistance from Team Spybot, or their talented volunteers, visit the Spybot support forums, sign up for a user account and post your request for assistance. Be sure to read the rules before posting a question or reply.
If your computer is infected and you need help removing the threats, go to the Malware Removal Forums, at Safer Networking/Spybot.info. Again, read the rules before posting your request or logs! Do NOT inject your problem into somebody else's thread! Start a new topic.
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