Tuesday, January 20, 2009

SpySnipe Ransomware

Removing SpySnipe
Categories: Ransomware
A cryptovirus, cryptotrojan or cryptoworm is a type of
malware that encrypts the data belonging to an individual on a computer,
demanding a ransom for its restoration.

The term ransomware is commonly used to describe software that encrypts the data
belonging to an individual on a computer, demanding a ransom for its restoration.
Although the field known as cryptovirology predates the term "ransomware".

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\Desktop\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\Desktop\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk

How to detect SpySnipe:

Files:
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\Desktop\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\Desktop\SpySnipe 1.0.lnk

Folders:
[%PROFILE%]\Start Menu\Programs\SpySnipe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\SpySnipe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\menuorder\start menu\programs\spysnipe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\spysnipe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\spysnipe 1.0_is1

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing SpySnipe:

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