Windows User Satellite

Posted: February 15, 2011

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	28

First Seen:	February 15, 2011
Last Seen:	January 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Windows User Satellite is a bogus security tool that harms the user's system and attempts to extort money under the guise of being a valid Windows security product. Windows User Satellite has been reported to spread through Trojans, may interfere with system processes such as Task Manager and generally has no true upsides for the computer Windows User Satellite inhabits. Remove Windows User Satellite if you see it on your computer, as well as repelling any infections that may have caused Windows User Satellite or been caused by Windows User Satellite.

How Windows User Satellite Gets In

False advertising is sometimes used by rogue anti-spyware products like Windows User Satellite, in which case the malware is willingly installed. However, it's more commonly for these rogue infections to be secretly installed by Trojans. Windows User Satellite is just one of many different rogue entities being installed by the false Microsoft Security Essentials Alert infection. This infection opens the door by climbing into your hard drive secretly, and then begins its work by creating the following message:

Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
Potential Threat Details
Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your private or damage your computer. Your access to these items may be suspended until you take an action. Click 'show details' to learn more.

After this, the infection will encourage to use a fake scanning activity, which will inevitably 'find' one or more infections that couldn't be deleted. Both the scan and the opening error message are faked with the ultimate purpose of getting you to install the suggested security product, which is the rogue scanner Windows User Satellite or malware just like it.

Your real security software may miss the Trojan or Windows User Satellite if you haven't updated regularly. Windows User Satellite is a recent 2011 infection even though Windows User Satellite bears strong similarities to such preexisting malware as Windows Optimal Solution and Windows Software Guard. Like many rogue anti-spyware products, Windows User Satellite's primary infections have so far been focused on Russia, so pay close attention to file sources from that region.

The Worst is Yet to Come

Although the Trojan can be problematic, the actual fully installed Windows User Satellite will cause far worse troubles for you. Users should keep in mind that all messages presented by Windows User Satellite are strictly attempts to bilk people out of their money. These highly interfering messages and other activities should be treated as signs of hostile malware and every effort should be made to delete Windows User Satellite rather than paying heed to its advice. Users have reported that problems related to Windows User Satellite encompass:

Loss of control over the desktop and booting process. Windows User Satellite will run by default with every normal OS startup, and give no options to stop this behavior. Windows User Satellite may also force you to sit through a completely useless 'scan' activity before accessing your desktop at all in some cases.
Windows User Satellite will create a stream of preplanned error messages that will always be displayed regardless of your computer's condition. Besides interfering with using your computer conveniently, these Windows User Satellite errors also have the potential to hamper the display of real errors from security software or your operating system. Messages are highly threatening in content, with implications of vital system components such as the registry being at risk.
Many different programs, especially those needed for combating malware, will be shut down by Windows User Satellite. This will often be done with misleading error messages falsely implying that the targeted program is infected. Known targets that Windows User Satellite favored hindering include Firefox and Windows Task Manager.

Other problems may also originate from Windows User Satellite or the Trojan that carries it, but the above are the ones most widely recognized as linked to Windows User Satellite. Tactics and even exact error message content are often copied from other similar rogue programs, so being aware of Windows User Satellite's symptoms can also help you fight rogue malware in general. Deleting Windows User Satellite should prove reasonably doable if not delayed excessively, since Windows User Satellite hasn't been reported to have any defensive tactics not already in use by other rogue products.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

%AppData%\fufkgd.exe

File name: fufkgd.exe
Size: 2.58 MB (2588160 bytes)
MD5: 2f9df364a6caf53a471788a416eaccb8
Detection count: 6
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %AppData%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020