Worm.Win32.Sober
Posted: December 18, 2007
Threat Metric
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.
Threat Level: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 23 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | January 20, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Worm.Win32.Sober is a fake alert that is designed to deceive the user into buying the rogue IEDefender application. Worm.Win32.Sober is a non-existent threat that is used only to confuse and threaten internet users and to lure them out of their money.
Worm.Win32.Sober alert is generated by a Trojan Zlob that usually comes bundled with fake video codecs or under other dubious circumstances. Once executed, Zlob will display the notification "Critical System Error! Your browser was infected by Worm.Win32.Sober". If you click on it, you will be directed to IEDefender's home site where you will be prompted to purchase the commercial version of the rogue IEDefender program.
In addition, the warning Worm.Win32.Sober messages may cause a sluggish performance of your computer, thus the immediate removal of Worm.Win32.Sober and Trojan Zlob is recommended.
Worm.Win32.Sober
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:services.exe
File name: services.exeSize: 113.55 KB (113551 bytes)
MD5: 17017a4142ba14f115c6e30e4041a542
Detection count: 86
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
logexplorer.exe
File name: logexplorer.exeSize: 33.79 KB (33792 bytes)
MD5: 13fe3019b1a453a5692ea6fdaf67f17c
Detection count: 83
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
csrss.exe
File name: csrss.exeSize: 55.39 KB (55390 bytes)
MD5: 248639727ebeccff6208ec8e0c7c3656
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 74.36 KB (74366 bytes)
MD5: b6af0985e315575693d85faadbeedcb4
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
host32.exe
File name: host32.exeSize: 33.79 KB (33792 bytes)
MD5: 7c872dba25fda41e0c4e47009c313976
Detection count: 80
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 63.76 KB (63765 bytes)
MD5: 6571426131a017323521b088c24542d7
Detection count: 76
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 67.11 KB (67115 bytes)
MD5: 00049f4be2a05cc8c13e05f3aa919a1a
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 63.48 KB (63488 bytes)
MD5: 0cb464f363eac0df018318f38a87f94b
Detection count: 74
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 131.1 KB (131104 bytes)
MD5: fe3224386eb0e5227ce3c35143426bc8
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
E:\Folder 02\VirusShare_1570ecb3395d475473a3455e6061fe4b
File name: VirusShare_1570ecb3395d475473a3455e6061fe4bSize: 113.55 KB (113551 bytes)
MD5: 1570ecb3395d475473a3455e6061fe4b
Detection count: 71
Path: E:\Folder 02\VirusShare_1570ecb3395d475473a3455e6061fe4b
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 10, 2022
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 33.79 KB (33792 bytes)
MD5: f258a945eace78df510ca7bdaa0ec8fb
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 74.1 KB (74100 bytes)
MD5: e250f59471e627dc08e31fe86d548c0b
Detection count: 64
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
malware.exe
File name: malware.exeSize: 55.39 KB (55390 bytes)
MD5: cb73f0c6d0a20e191c21cc47dff1e471
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2022
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