Koobface | Remove Koobface

Koobface is a worm that usually manifests itself on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace. Once a user’s Facebook or MySpace profile gets infected with Koobface, links to various websites are displayed on the profile. If anyone clicks on these links they lead to websites which promote a fake video codec. They will seem to be installing said codec, but in fact they install Koobface on the user’s computer. If Koobface does not find cookies related to social networking websites on the user’s computer, it will simply delete itself. Koobface is also known by the names Boface, W32/Koobface and W32.Koobface.

As soon as you see such links to malicious websites displayed on your Facebook or MySpace profile and you ascertain that it is due to Koobface, you should take immediate steps to remove it. In order to remove Koobface, you need to stop its processes, unregister its DLLs, delete its files and folders and remove its registry entries. Additionally, in order to make sure that the entire removal process has been properly completed it is recommended to scan the entire PC using genuine software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

Because this threat mutates all the time you should run a full scan using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus first to pickup all the traces.  From there you can either register the software and remove Koobface or you can write down the traces and manually remove it.

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File Removal Procedures

The first step you need to take in order to delete Koobface is to stop the following processes:

•    fbtre6.exe
•    mstre6.exe
•    freddy35.exe
•    websrvx.exe
•    captcha6.exe
•    kaka.exe
•    bolivar28.exe
•    Ld12.exe
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\ncsjapi32.exe
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ecls.exe
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrn.exe
•    %WinDir%\validate.inf

The next step in Koobface removal is to unregister the following DLL files:

•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnAmon.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnEmon.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnEpfw.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnScan.dll
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\kbdsapi.dll
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\lmfunit32.dll
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\mcaserv32.dll

To complete file removal, delete the following files and folders:

•    fbtre6.exe
•    mstre6.exe
•    freddy35.exe
•    websrvx.exe
•    captcha6.exe
•    kaka.exe
•    Ld12.exe
•    bolivar28.exe
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\kbdsapi.dll
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\lmfunit32.dll
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\mcaserv32.dll
•    %WinDir% \system32\splm\ncsjapi32.exe
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ecls.exe
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrn.exe
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnAmon.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnEmon.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnEpfw.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\ekrnScan.dll
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\em000_32.dat
•    %WinDir%\system32\nScan\em001_32.dat
•    %WinDir%\validate.inf

Registry Removal Procedures

After file removal has been completed, it is necessary to delete the following registry entries as well in order to completely remove Koobface:

•    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\"systray" = "c:\windows\mstre6.exe"
•    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\"systray" = "C:\Windows\fbtre6.exe"
•    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\Intelli Mouse Pro Version 2.0B\StubPath: "%WinDir% \System32\splm\ncsjapi32.exe"
•    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\*Intelli Mouse Pro Version 2.0B*: "%WinDir% \System32\splm\ncsjapi32.exe"
•    HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden: "2"
•    HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Intelli Mouse Pro Version 2.0B: "%WinDir% \System32\splm\ncsjapi32.exe"
•    HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\*Intelli Mouse Pro Version 2.0B*: "%WinDir% \System32\splm\ncsjapi32.exe"
•    HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\nScan32\ExecuteDate: "14\8\2008"Apps\Explorer\Navigating

Outside Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koobface

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-080315-0217-99

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