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Threat indicator: HIGH

Threat's profile

Name of the threat:

Command or file name:

Threat type:

Affected OS:

QwikSpy

ssh.exe

Spyware/trojan

Win32 (Windows XP, Vista, Seven, 8)


A person who wants to follow your online activities may also by yourself install QwikSpy. QwikSpy is often created by professional crimeware causes who sell their software on the black market for use in online fraud and other illegal activities. QwikSpy gather such private data as Internet surfing wants and can interrupt machine consumer control by installation additional software and redirecting browser working, so you ought to to execute QwikSpy removal with a decent QwikSpy removal tool. QwikSpy is known to transmute PC preferences resulting in slow accessing speeds, various home WWW pages and waste of global Internet or functionality of other programs creating a necessity to remove QwikSpy with a decent QwikSpy removal tool. A lot of computerniks and some advertisement firms have created QwikSpy removal tools dedicated to remove QwikSpy and give good opportunity for buyers to have possibilities of QwikSpy removal. Steve Gibson initialized in the new category of growing QwikSpy removal tools.


QwikSpy

QwikSpy intrusion method

QwikSpy copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is ssh.exe. Then it creates new startup key with name QwikSpy and value ssh.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name ssh.exe or QwikSpy. Also, it can create folder with name QwikSpy under C:\Program Files\ or C:\ProgramData.

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How to remove QwikSpy manually?

This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with QwikSpy, removing it from starup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by QwikSpy.

To get rid of QwikSpy, you should:

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1. Kill the following processes and delete the appropriate files:

  • ssh.exe
  • imgdat1.sst
  • usersess.ssd

Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.

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2. Delete the following malicious folders:

  • qs\
  • qs\user\
  • qs\Administrator\qs\user\10-23-2006\

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3. Delete the following malicious registry entries and\or values:

  • Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\QS
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: AuthorizedCDFPrefix
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Comments
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Contact
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: DisplayVersion
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: HelpLink
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: HelpTelephone
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: InstallDate
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: InstallLocation
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: InstallSource
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: ModifyPath
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Publisher
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Readme
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Size
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: EstimatedSize
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: UninstallString
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: URLInfoAbout
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: URLUpdateInfo
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: VersionMajor
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: VersionMinor
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: WindowsInstaller
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Version
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: Language
  • Key:
    Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D3416258-E52A-42C3-A1A3-B7DEACD8154D}

    Value: DisplayName
  • Key: Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\8526143DA25E3C241A3A7BEDCA8D51D4
    Value: ProductName
  • Key: Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\8526143DA25E3C241A3A7BEDCA8D51D4
    \SourceList\Net

    Value: 1
  • Key: Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\8526143DA25E3C241A3A7BEDCA8D51D4
    \SourceList

    Value: LastUsedSource

Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.


4. Manually fix browser problems

QwikSpy can affect your browsers which results in browser redirection or search hijack. We recommend you to use free option "Reset Browsers" under "Tools" in Spyhunter Remediation Tool to reset all the browsers at once. Mention that you need to remove all files and kill all processes belonging to QwikSpy before doing this. To reset your browsers manually and restore your homepage perform the following steps:

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Internet Explorer

  • If you use Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following in the Open box without quotes, and press Enter: "inetcpl.cpl"

  • If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista, click Start. Type the following in the Search box without quotes, and press Enter: "inetcpl.cpl"

  • Click the Advanced tab

  • In Reset Internet Explorer settings, click Reset. Click Reset in opened window again.

  • Select Delete personal settings checkbox to remove browsing history, search providers, homepage

  • After Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click Close in the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box

Warning: In case this option will not work use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.

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Google Chrome

  • Go to the installation folder of Google Chrome: C:\Users\"your username"\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\User Data.

  • In the User Data folder, look for a file named as Default and rename it to DefaultBackup.

  • Launch Google Chrome and a new clean Default file will be created.

Warning: This option might not work if in Google Chrome you use online synchronization between PCs. In this case use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.

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Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Firefox

  • Go to Help > Troubleshooting Information in menu.

  • Click the Reset Firefox button.

  • After Firefox is done, it will show a window and create folder on the desktop. Click Finish.

Warning: This option will also clean all your account passwords for all websites. If you don't want it use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.

Information provided by: Aleksei Abalmasov

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Here are the descriptions of problems connected with QwikSpy and ssh.exe we received earlier:

Problem Summary: QwikSpy infected a file

Whenever I run a deep scan using Uniblue SpyEraser I am informed that a file is infected by QwikSpy. I click remove and am informed that "some files cannot be removed". In short cannot remove or quarantine.

Problem was successfully solved. Ticket was closed.

This problem often comes with: smitfraud gp

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