There Is No Creativity in Terminator2009
Title: Terminator2009
Also Known as: Rogue Antispyware
Severity scale:
Every month there are more rogue applications on the Internet, some are truly creative scams, while ones like Terminator2009 are not. I guess if your main goal is to do a drive by scam then Terminator2009 will do the trick, but you would think that they would have at least tried to be a little more imaginative.
Terminator2009 file contents:
C:\Program Files\Protector\protector.exe
C:\Program Files\Protector\C1.exe
C:\Program Files\Protector\C1.dll
Running Processes:
C:\Program Files\Protector\protector.exe
C:\Program Files\Protector\C1.exe
Registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Terminator 2009″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protector
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Protector
Registered DLLs:
C:\Program Files\Protector\C1.dll
Recommended Action: Immediate Removal
Removing Terminator2009 is really not that much of a task, but getting rid of all the other types of malware that came with it can take some time. In most cases Terminator2009 installs itself on computers with the help of the Vundo trojan. Depending on which variant of the Vundo trojan infected your compute you might have a hard time removing it manually.
To quickly and easily remove Terminator2009 you will be better off installing a malware removal and protection program like Spyzooka. The best part about installing Spyzooka is that you will be 100% guaranteed to remove all kinds of malware, including Terminator2009. Do not continue to fight these parasites on your own, install Spyzooka and you will be 100% guaranteed that Terminator2009 will not be back.
