How to remove SecureFighter (Uninstall Guide)

Posted by Grinler on September 30, 2009 @ 06:04 PM · Views: 1,005

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What this programs does:

SecureFighter is a scareware program from the Wini family. This rogue is promoted through the use of Trojans that install the program onto your computer. When the Trojan installs SecureFighter, SecureFighter will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. It will also create numerous files with random names that are used to impersonate malware files on your computer. When SecureFighter starts and scans your computer it will then detect these files as infections, but will not let you remove them unless you purchase the program. The files, though, that are created, and then subsequently detected, are harmless though and can not threaten your computer at all. They are only being shown to scare you into thinking you are infected in the hopes that you will then purchase SecureFighter.

SecureFighter screen shot
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The Trojan will also display fake security alerts and messages on your computer stating that your computer is under attack or that there is some infection running. Examples of some of the alerts that you may see are:

Spyware Alert!
Your computer is infected with spyware. It could damage your critical files or expose your private data on the Internet. Click here to register your copy of SecureFighter and remove spyware threats from your PC.

Infiltration Alert!
Your computer is being attacked by an Internet Virus. It could be password-stealing attacks, a trojan-dropper or similar.

Another window that the Trojan will display is a fake Windows Security Center that suggests you purchase SecureFighter. Like the fake scan results, these alerts and windows should be ignored as they are just another tactic to scare you into purchasing the program.

In order to remove this program and any related malware, please follow the steps below. If you have already purchased the program I would also suggest that you contact your credit card company and dispute the charges as this software is a scam.

Threat Classification:

• Information on Rogue Programs & Scareware

Advanced information:

View SecureFighter files.
View SecureFighter Registry Information.

Entries for this program found in the Add or Remove Programs control panel:

SecureFighter

Tools Needed for this fix:

• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [jwh2.tmp] C:\WINDOWS\system32\jwh2.tmp
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SecureFighter] C:\Program Files\SecureFighter Software\SecureFighter\SecureFighter.exe -min
O23 - Service: SecureFighter Security Service (SecureFighterSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\SecureFighter Software\SecureFighter\SecureFighterSvc.exe (file missing)

Guide Updates:

09/30/09 - Initial guide creation.

Automated Removal Instructions for SecureFighter using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:

1. Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix.
   
   
2. Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following location and save it to your desktop:
   
   Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Download Link
   
   


3. Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including this one.
   
   
4. Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.
   
   
5. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button.
   
   
6. MBAM will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. As MBAM will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for SecureFighter related files.
   
   
8. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while, so we suggest you go and do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan. When MBAM is scanning it will look like the image below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. When the scan is finished a message box will appear as shown in the image below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the SecureFighter removal process.
   
   
10. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.
    
    
11. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown as seen in the image below. Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.
    
    
12. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.
    
    
13. You can now exit the MBAM program.
    

Your computer should now be free of the SecureFighter program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.

If you are still having problems with your computer after completing these instructions, then please follow the steps outlined in the topic linked below:

Preparation Guide For Use Before Posting A Hijackthis Log

Associated SecureFighter Files:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\SecureFighter.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SecureFighter
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SecureFighter\1 SecureFighter.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SecureFighter\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SecureFighter\3 Uninstall.lnk
%Temp%\jwh2.tmp
c:\Program Files\SecureFighter Software
c:\Program Files\SecureFighter Software\SecureFighter
c:\Program Files\SecureFighter Software\SecureFighter\SecureFighter.exe
c:\Program Files\SecureFighter Software\SecureFighter\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10093noz-5-virus2cd.exe
c:\WINDOWS\10593wormz045.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\1118zhack5o9l33d.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\27599virus2bz.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\277fvir16z95.ocx
c:\WINDOWS\system32\279715acztool512.bin

Associated SecureFighter Windows Registry Information:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SecureFighter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SecureFighter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SecureFighter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SECUREFIGHTERSVC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecureFighterSvc
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "jwh2.tmp"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SecureFighter"