Remove Windows Enterprise Suite (Uninstall Guide)

Posted by Grinler on October 29, 2009 @ 04:59 PM · Views: 20,588

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What this programs does:

Windows Enterprise Suite is a rogue that is advertised through the use of fake online anti-malware scanners. When visiting various sites you will be presented with a pop-up that states your computer is infected. If you click on the pop-up, you will be brought to a page that shows an advertisement pretending to be an online anti-malware scanner. When the advertisement is finished, it will state your computer is infected and that you should download and install Windows Enterprise Suite.

When Windows Enterprise Suite is installed it will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. The installer will also create numerous files on your computer that will then be detected as malware when Windows Enterprise Suite scans your computer. The name of the harmless and fake malware files are:

%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\cb.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\cid.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.sys

The program will then prompt you to remove these infections, and if select that it should do so, it will tell you that you need to first purchase the program before it will allow you to do. This is obviously a scam where the program is creating the same files it is detecting in order to convince you that you have malware infections on your computer.

Windows Enterprise Suite screen shot
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While Windows Enterprise Suite is running, it will display fake security warnings and messages on your computer. These warnings will state that your computer is infected, active malware has been detected, or that a remote computer is trying to hack into yours. Just like the fake scan results, these warnings should be ignored. If you are infected with this malware, then please do not purchase it and instead use the removal guide below to remove it for free.

Threat Classification:

• Information on Rogue Programs & Scareware

Advanced information:

View Windows Enterprise Suite files.
View Windows Enterprise Suite Registry Information.

Tools Needed for this fix:

• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Enterprise Suite] "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\61a60\WE83b.exe" /s /d

Guide Updates:

10/29/09 - Initial guide creation.

Automated Removal Instructions for Windows Enterprise Suite 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 full scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for Windows Enterprise Suite 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 Windows Enterprise Suite 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 Windows Enterprise Suite 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 Windows Enterprise Suite Files:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\61a60
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\61a60\WE83b.exe
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\61a60\WES.ico
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WESSys
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WESSys\wes.cfg
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WESSys\vd952342.bd
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Enterprise Suite.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Suite
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Suite\cookies.sqlite
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Suite\47.mof
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Suite\mozcrt19.dll
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Suite\sqlite3.dll
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Windows Enterprise Suite\Instructions.ini
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Windows Enterprise Suite.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\cb.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\cid.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\DBOLE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\kernel32.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\sld.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.sys
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Enterprise Suite.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Enterprise Suite.lnk
c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\search.xml

Associated Windows Enterprise Suite Windows Registry Information:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xp_ca0d5.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "URL" => "http://search-gala.com/?&uid=7&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Windows Enterprise Suite"