DoctorCom

Posted: November 28, 2011

Threat Metric

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The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Ranking:	16,739
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	68

First Seen:	November 28, 2011
Last Seen:	July 27, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

DoctorCom's interface may mimic that of a real security program which can protect your PC from keyloggers, Trojans and other forms of harmful programs, but SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found DoctorCom to be just another piece of scamware. As a rogue anti-malware program, DoctorCom uses system scans and pop-up alerts with inaccurate content, to make it appear as though a small army of infections is knocking on your computer's door, when, in reality, DoctorCom can't find or delete any kind of PC threat. As a Korean rogue security program, DoctorCom propagates primarily through malicious Korean websites, and you may wish to exercise especial caution around Korean sites if you're unsure of their legitimacy. If you need to remove DoctorCom from your computer, countering DoctorCom with real anti-malware software is the recommended solution, since manual deletion of DoctorCom is fraught with risks and can easily cause harm to Windows, if done in an improper fashion.

Why a DoctorCom Checkup Shouldn't Be On Your To-Do List

Though its name and interface are altered enough to look like a completely-independent program, DoctorCom exhibits the same forms of malicious behavior that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have also noted in other rogue security software from the Onescan such as BoanKorea, SweeperLab, PCVaccine, BoanCop, Dr.Boan and CleanBoan. DoctorCom infections coincide with symptoms like the ones noted below:

Fake alerts and warning screens about infections or damaged programs.
Browser redirect attacks (AKA browser hijacks) that force your web browser to load a site that's affiliated with DoctorCom or a similar type of rogue anti-malware program.
Automatic system scans by DoctorCom that display inaccurate results.
Problems with your real security programs or with your browser's ability to load PC security sites.
Frequent requests by DoctorCom to make you spend money to stop all of the above, by purchasing DoctorCom's full version – even though, in the first place, DoctorCom is the motive of these issues, despite its claims to the contrary.

Walking Out of DoctorCom's Office and Back to a Safe PC

Since DoctorCom is promoted by doctorcom.co.kr, the easiest way to avoid a DoctorCom infection is to stay well away from this website and other sites that are affiliated with Korean scamware. Having strong browser security settings, up-to-date software and a continuously-active anti-malware program can also help to prevent drive-by-download attacks that may install DoctorCom without your permission.

However, since no form of defense can be one hundred percent bulletproof against a possible DoctorCom infection, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also recommend that anti-malware software be used to delete DoctorCom whenever it's necessary to do so. Removing DoctorCom should take the form of a full system scan (within Safe Mode, if possible), and only after updating the scanner's threat database, to be sure of detecting and removing all portions of a DoctorCom infection.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

C:\Program Files\DoctorCom\DoctorComLaunch.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\DoctorCom\DoctorComLaunch.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%StartMenu%\DoctorCom

File name: %StartMenu%\DoctorCom
Group: Malware file

%ProgramFiles%\DoctorCom

File name: %ProgramFiles%\DoctorCom
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DoctorComHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DoctorComHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\DoctorComUp.exe