Question:
URGENT! Someone please help me?
Kacey D
2008-03-17 09:35:56 UTC
i have some adware on my laptop it's only a month old i can't find out how to get rid of it. It is Play_mp3.exe...someone please help me i got it from limewire...it asked to down load this thing i'm so stupid i know better...but now i can't get rid of it. it happend about an hr ago. please someone...
Six answers:
biggeo65
2008-03-17 10:55:23 UTC
First don't panic!!!!!!!



You're dealling with a kind of malware known as hijackers. Can't do much harm as a VIRUS, but they're most annoying and slowdown your PC.



You need some special tools to deal with them, most times just antivirus not enough.



Second if happened to installed this, go to control panel ADD/REMOVE programs, see if you have an entry there for Play_mp3. if you do just remove it.



Third download smitfraudfix



http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php



and vundofix from here:



http://vundofix.atribune.org/



do a scan first:

see in page how to use the tools.



If this didn't help or smitfraudfix AND VUNDOFIX can't find anything



THEN DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL

Hijackthis from here :



http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download



create a log save it (see bellow how to use this tool):

http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/qsg



and post the log in one of these forums:



http://forums.spybot.info/index.php



http://forums.spywareinfo.com/



you can find help in minutes.





Best of Luck
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Julie L
2008-03-17 09:41:41 UTC
I hope you have some kind of antivirus installed on this PC, if not that should be the first thing on your list to get.

You can get free downloads of AVG antivirus and spybot search and destroy from www.download.com.

For now, Eset (an antivirus brand) offers a free online scanning tool here - http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

Eset makes NOD32 antivirus which is one of the best out there.
2008-03-17 10:16:40 UTC
PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE

AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:

DEFINITION OF: PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE



* Safety Rating: Known malware, do not run

* Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics

* Protection: Prevx provides powerful security products that you can use to detect, remove and protect you from PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE and safeguard your PC against viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, rootkits and adware

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* First seen: Mar 14 2007 (GMT)

* Last seen: Mar 14 2007 (GMT)

* File Size: 208,159 bytes

MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY

1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE



* File Names Used: 220

* Paths Used: 56

* Common File Name: PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE

* Common Path: %TEMP%\

* Vendor Information: No Vendor details specified

* Product Information: Installer

* Version Information: 1.0.0.1

* PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE may use 220 or more path and file names, these are the most common:

* 1 :%CACHE%\CONTENT.IE5\????????\PLAY[1].EXE

* 2 :%CACHE%\CONTENT.IE5\????????\PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE

* 3 :%CACHE%\CONTENT.IE5\????????\PLAY_MP3[2].EXE

* 4 :%CACHE%\CONTENT.IE5\????????\PLAY_MP3[3].EXE

* 5 :%CACHE%\CONTENT.IE5\????????\PLAY_MP3[4].EXE

* 6 :%DESKTOP%\PLAY_MP3(2).EXE

* 7 :%DESKTOP%\PLAY_MP3.EXE

* 8 :%documents%\my completed downloads\44-371-O6S6MR76Q56OSQA6PLNGM.....EXE

* 9 :%DOCUMENTS%\MY PICTURES\PLAY_MP3.EXE

* 10:%DOCUMENTS%\PUSZINYUSZI.EXE

* 11:%TEMP%\1SZY9MLZ.EXE

* 12:%TEMP%\299NZSE5.EXE

* 13:%TEMP%\4GAK46QV.EXE

* 14:%TEMP%\9JLWPUZA.EXE

* 15:%TEMP%\BBNTQCBW.EXE

* File Name Structure: Normal

* File and Path Structure: Suspicious, code execution from unusual location



2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE



* Malicious Objects Created: 1 objects

* Malicious Creators: None

* Malware Run Keys: None

* Self Persists:

* Antivirus Detection: No third party antivirus detection observed

* Anti-Spyware Detection: No third party anti-spyware detection observed



3. ACTIVITY ANALYSIS OF: PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE



* The following behaviors have been observed for this object:

* Installs programs.

* Runs temporary programs.

* Runs other programs.

* Communicates with web sites using httpout protocols.

* Hijacks running processes.

* Creates known malware.



4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: PLAY_MP3[1]..EXE



* Object Propagation Rate: Very Low (minimal spread)
2008-03-17 09:48:41 UTC
Downloads.com



search for:



1. Spybot search and destroy

- (Download, Install, Update and Scan)

2. Ad-aware 2007

- (Download, Install, Update and Scan)

3. AVG Ad-aware Scan

- (Download, Install, Update and Scan)





These combined will do the trick
?
2008-03-17 09:41:19 UTC
Hi, You need to e careful with limewire. Anyway install spybot search and destory and your troubles will be gone!



Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html



Haynzee


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