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Srv-scan.us

Posted: May 6, 2009

Srv-scan.us is a browser hijacker promoting the rogue anti-spyware application called System Protector. Typically your computer will be infiltrated by affiliated trojan viruses that modify your browser settings in order to redirect web-surfing activities to the Srv-scan.us domain. Here your computer is subject to a free online scan, which is nothing more than an animated sequence that delivers the same results; numerous fabricated infections. You are then persuaded to purchase and download System Protector in order to combat these non-existent threats.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Program Files%\System Protector
    2 %UserProfile%\Application Data\install.exe
    3 %UserProfile%\Application Data\lsascs.exe
    4 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\windll32.exe
    5 %UserProfile%\Application Data\shellex.dll
    6 %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtectorSC_Base_new.dat
    7 %UserProfile%\Application Data\SpyProtectorSC_Config.ini
    8 %UserProfile%\Desktop\System Protector.lnk
    9 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Protector\Purchase License.url
    10 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Protector\Support Page.url
    11 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Protector\System Protector.lnk
    12 %WINDOWS%\system32\spyprotector.cpl

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" => 1HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System ProtectorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\System ProtectorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{107A1D63-2EAA-4694-8ABA-EC209C630D83}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\System ProtectorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellexHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\System ProtectorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\lsascs.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "System Protector"
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