Spybot Search and Destroy Definitions Updated on 9/24/2008
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
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6 was released on July 8, 2008. It scans for threats about 4 times faster than previous versions and has an redesigned spyware removal engine. Upgrade now to Spybot S&D 1.6. The newest Virtumonde threats require the anti malware engine in Spybot 1.6 to effectively remove them.
Additions made on September 24, 2008:
Keyloggers (Keyloggers steal your typed logins and passwords)
+ Ardamax
Malware (Includes rogue or fake anti-virus and anti-spyware programs and fake registry cleaners and fake security alerts, plus other nasty programs)
+ ActiveToolBand
+ AntiSpywareMaster
++ AntispywareProXP
+ BookedSpace
++ Cleaner2009
+ Fake.MSAntivirus
+ Fraud.AntiMalwares
+ Fraud.AntiSpyware2008XP
+ Fraud.Antivirus2008
+ Fraud.PC-Antispy
++ Fraud.SmartAntiVirus2009
++ InternetSpeedMonitor
++ PCCleanPro
+ Smitfraud-C.
+ Virantix (8)
+ Win32.Agent.pz
++ Win32.Hangame
+ Win32.Renos
+ Win32.VB.lu
+ WinSpyKiller
+ WinXDefender
+ Worldsecurityonline.FakeAlert
Spyware
++ EBlaster
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!)
+ Adclicker
+ Command Service
+ Fake.IKEA-Bill
++ Popguide
++ ProGroup.ProRat
+ Vanbot
++ Virtumonde.atr
+ Virtumonde.dll
+ Virtumonde.prx
+ Virtumonde.sci
+ Virtumonde.sdn
+ WebBuyingAssistant
++ Win32.Agent.hz
+ Win32.Agent.msgr
++ Win32.Antilam.20
++ Win32.AutoRun.dmh
+ Win32.BabyDel
++ Win32.BHO.fdj
+ Win32.BHO.df
+ Win32.ConHook.ah
++ Win32.Delf.gxz
++ Win32.Rays
+ Win32.Small.buy
++ Win32.VB.aoo
+ Zlob.Downloader.apl
+ Zlob.Downloader.mot
+ Zlob.Downloader.vdt
+ Zlob.Vcodec
+ Zlob.XPasswordManager
Total: 1137868 fingerprints in 283533 rules for 4288 products.
False positive detections reported or fixed this week:
There is an as yet unconfirmed, but reported false positive of "FakeAlert" in the Windows System file "msvideo.dll." According to the user who reported this, "the description SpyBot gives indicates that FakeAlert creates an autorun entry but I don't see anything that arouses my suspicion." If it is a FP it will be corrected in next week's updates. If Spybot flags this file on your computer use caution and check with the Spybot False Positives Forum before allowing it to be deleted.
RegCleaner by Jouni Vuorio is a confirmed false positive and was fixed with the updates last Wednesday.
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.
Of continued concern to people who operate as Limited or Power Users for their daily browsing and email, Spybot Search and Destroy is still corrupting your less privileged accounts after you update it, immunize and scan from an Administrator level account. If, after doing these things, you log off the Administrator account and try to log into your Limited/Power User account, it may be corrupted and a generic desktop and start menu may appear. Don't panic! Your account and desktop can be restored by simply rebooting the computer. When you login after the reboot your previous settings will reappear. I don't know why this happens, but, stuff happens! It may be related to the relatively new rootkit detection added last year.
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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