Remove Security Antivirus (Uninstall Guide)
Posted by Lawrence Abrams on February 9, 2010 @ 01:39 PM · Views: 63,835
What this infection does:
Security Antivirus is a rogue from the same family as Virus
Doctor. This rogue is promoted through the use of Trojans and fake online anti-malware
scanners. When installed Security Antivirus will be configured to start automatically
when you log into Windows. The installer will also create numerous fake malware
files that will be detected as malware when the program scans your computer.
The list of fake malware files that it installs is:
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\cid.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\FS.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\gid.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\runddlkey.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\std.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.sys
When Security Antivirus scans your computer it will find the above files and
state that they are infections. It will not, though, allow you to remove any
of them until you first purchase the program. In reality, the above files are
harmless and can cause no harm to your computer. They are only being created
in order to validate the scan results. As these infections are fake, please
do not purchase the program based upon anything that this program displays.
Security Antivirus screen shot
For more screen shots of this infection click on the image above.
There are a total of 6 images you can view.
While the program is running it will also display numerous security alerts
and warnings on your desktop. These alerts will state that your computer is
under attack, sending SPAM, or that your personal data is at risk. Some of the
alerts that you may see are:
An unauthorized program has been prevented from accessing
your PC remotely. #Port:433 from 92.11.127.10
An unauthorized software C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe which
is potentially malicious and able to modify system files has been prevented
from being installed on your PC.
Security Antivirus has detected potentially harmful
software in your system. It is strongly recommended that you register Security
Antivirus to remove all found threats immediately.
Potentially harmful programs have been detected in
your system and need to be dealt with immediately. Click here to remove them
using Security Antivirus.
Your PC may still be infected with dangerous viruses. Security Antivirus protection
is needed to prevent data loss and avoid theft of your personal data and credit
card details. Click here to activate protection.
Suspicious software which may be malicious has been
detected on your PC. Click here to remove this threat immediately using Security
Antivirus.
Click here to remove all potentially harmful programs found immediately
using Security Antivirus.
Malicious applications, which may contain Trojans,
were found on your computer and are to be removed immediately. Click here
to remove these potentially harmful items using Security Antivirus.
No real-time malware, spyware and virus protection was found. Click
here to activate.
Just like the scan results, these fake warnings should be ignored as they
are just another attempt to make you think your computer has a security problem.
This infection will also hijack your web browser's default search engine and
set it to findgala.com. Last, but not least, this infection will add entries
to your HOSTS file so that when you visit certain sites such as Google or Bing,
you will be redirected to a site under the control of the malware developers.
As you can see, you should not purchase this program
regardless of what it may state. If you have already purchased the
program, then please contact your credit card company and dispute the
charges. Finally, please use the guide below to remove this infection
and any related malware for free.
Threat Classification:
Advanced information:
View Security Antivirus files.
View Security Antivirus Registry Information.
Tools Needed for this fix:
Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log:
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 4-open-davinci.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 securitysoftwarepayments.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 privatesecuredpayments.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 secure.privatesecuredpayments.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 getantivirusplusnow.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 secure-plus-payments.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 www.getantivirusplusnow.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 www.secure-plus-payments.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 www.getavplusnow.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 safebrowsing-cache.google.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 urs.microsoft.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 www.securesoftwarebill.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 secure.paysecuresystem.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 paysoftbillsolution.com
O1 - Hosts: 74.125.45.100 protected.maxisoftwaremart.com
O1 - Hosts: 95.211.99.110 www.google.com
O1 - Hosts: 95.211.99.110 google.com
O1 - Hosts: 95.211.99.110 www.google-analytics.com
O1 - Hosts: 95.211.99.110 www.bing.com
O1 - Hosts: 95.211.99.110 search.yahoo.com
O1 - Hosts: 95.211.99.110 www.search.yahoo.com
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Security Antivirus] "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\SA345d.exe" /s /d
Guide Updates:
02/09/10 - Initial guide creation.
Automated Removal Instructions for Security Antivirus using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:
- Print out these instructions as we may need to close every window that is
open later in the fix.
- It is possible that the infection you are trying to remove will not allow
you to download files on the infected computer. If this is the case, then
you will need to download the files requested in this guide on another computer
and then transfer them to the infected computer. You can transfer the files
via a CD/DVD, external drive, or USB flash drive.
- Before we can do anything we must first end the processes that belong to
Security Antivirus
so that it does not interfere with the cleaning procedure. To do this, please
download RKill to your desktop from the following link.
RKill
Download Link - (Download page will open in a new tab or browser window.)
When at the download page, click on the Download Now button
labeled iExplore.exe download link. When you are prompted
where to save it, please save it on your desktop.
- Once it is downloaded, double-click on the iExplore.exe icon
in order to automatically attempt to stop any processes associated with
Security Antivirus
and other Rogue programs. Please be patient while the program looks for various
malware programs and ends them. When it has finished, the black window will
automatically close and you can continue with the next step. If you get a
message that rkill is an infection, do not be concerned. This message is just
a fake warning given by
Security Antivirus
when it terminates programs that may potentially remove it. If you run into
these infections warnings that close RKill, a trick is to leave the warning
on the screen and then run RKill again. By not closing the warning, this typically
will allow you to bypass the malware trying to protect itself so that rkill
can terminate
Security Antivirus
. So, please try running RKill until the malware is no longer running. You
will then be able to proceed with the rest of the guide. Do not reboot
your computer after running RKill as the malware programs will start again.
If you continue having problems running RKill, you can download the other
renamed versions of RKill from the RKill
download page. Both of these files are renamed copies of RKill, which
you can try instead. Please note that the download page will open in a new
browser window or tab.
- Now you should download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following
location and save it to your desktop:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Download Link
(Download page will open in a new window)
- Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including
this one.
- Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe.
This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.
- 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. If MalwareBytes' prompts you to reboot, please do not do so.
- 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.
- On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform
full scan option is selected and then click on the Scan
button to start scanning your computer for
Security Antivirus
related files.
- 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.
- 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
Security Antivirus
removal process.
- You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should
click on the Show Results button.
- 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.
- 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.
- You can now exit the MBAM program.
- As this infection also changes your Windows HOSTS file, we want to replace
this file with the default version for your operating system. Please note
that if you or your company has added custom entries to your HOSTS file then
you will need to add them again after restoring the default HOSTS file. In
order to protect itself,
Security Antivirus
changes the permissions of the HOSTS file so you can't edit or delete
it. To fix these permissions please download the following batch file and
save it to your desktop:
hosts-perm.bat
Download Link
When the file has finished downloading, double-click on the hosts-perm.bat
file that is now on your desktop. If Windows asks if you if you are sure you
want to run it, please allow it to run. Once it starts you will see a small
black window that opens and then quickly goes away. This is normal and is
nothing to be worried about. You should now be able to access your HOSTS file.
- We now need to delete the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\HOSTS
file. Once it is deleted, download the following HOSTS file that corresponds
to your version of Windows and save it in the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc
folder. If the contents of the HOSTS file opens in your browser when you click
on a link below then right-click on the appropriate link and select Save
Target As..., if in Internet Explorer, or Save Link As..,
if in Firefox, to download the file.
Windows
XP HOSTS File Download Link
Windows
Vista HOSTS File Download Link
Windows
2003 Server HOSTS File Download Link
Windows
2008 Server HOSTS File Download Link
Windows
7 HOSTS File Download Link
Your Windows HOSTS file should now be back to the default one from when Windows
was first installed.
- Now reboot your computer.
- As many rogues and other malware are installed through vulnerabilities found
in out-dated and insecure programs, it is strongly suggested that you use
Secunia PSI to scan for vulnerable programs on your computer. A tutorial on
how to use Secunia PSI to scan for vulnerable programs can be found here:
How to
detect vulnerable and out-dated programs using Secunia Personal Software Inspector
Your computer should now be free of the
Security Antivirus
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 Using Malware Removal Tools and Requesting Help
Associated Security Antivirus Files:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\72.mof
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\mozcrt19.dll
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\SA345d.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\SAV.ico
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\sqlite3.dll
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\BackUp
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\BackUp\Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\BackUp\Adobe Reader Synchronizer.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\Quarantine Items\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\SAVSys\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\345d567\SAVSys\vd952342.bd
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SADFIOPODIV\SAAKDUPV.cfg
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Security Antivirus
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Security Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Security Antivirus\cookies.sqlite
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Security Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\cid.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\FS.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\gid.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\runddlkey.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\std.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.sys
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Security Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Security Antivirus.lnk
c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml
File Location Notes:
%UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\<Current User> for Windows 2000/XP, C:\Users\<Current User> for Windows Vista/7, and c:\winnt\profiles\<Current User> for Windows NT.
Associated Security Antivirus Windows Registry Information:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SA345d.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://findgala.com/?&uid=195&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" = "http://findgala.com/?&uid=195&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "PRS" ="http://127.0.0.1:27777/?inj=%ORIGINAL%"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "App/7.00195"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Security Antivirus"
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