[Flrman1]

By Åsa Karlsson - Content Manager
Contributions by Mårten Holmqvist - Research, Stefan Lundström - Software Development

Lavasoft’s new plug-in VX2 Cleaner detects the malware VX2 and offers you the ability to remove it from your computer. Some users have experienced a very difficult variant of VX2 which cannot be removed by Ad-Aware. For those users which have this variant, we have developed a plug-in to help you remove this VX2 variant.

This VX2 variant registers itself in a way, which gives it system privileges. It also prevents the user from viewing this information by removing the user’s rights to do so. Furthermore it constantly monitors the registry and prevents any attempts to remove its associated values. This makes it very difficult for the user to manually remove it.

The VX2 Cleaner works with all editions of Ad-Aware 6 build 181.


How to use Lavasoft’s VX2 Cleaner plug-in

Close Ad-Aware 6 build 181 and Ad-Watch (if running)
Download the free VX2 Cleaner here
Install the VX2 Cleaner
Start Ad-Aware 6 build 181
Go to “Plug-ins”
Select the VX2 Cleaner plug-in and click “Run Plugin”
If your computer isn’t infected, click “Close”.


If your computer is infected

Select “Clean system”
Reboot your computer
Scan your computer with Ad-Aware
Remove any VX2 objects detected
Reboot your computer again
Run a second scan to make sure the files have been removed from your computer

More information on VX2 can be found in the TAC database:

http://www.lavasoftnews.com/ms/display_main.php?tac=VX2

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[$teve]

Good news Mark

[mach9]

Thanks Mark. I don't have VX2 yet (!!!) so this is a pre-emptive install. Terrific.

[Flrman1]

I haven't had a chance to see how well it works so we need to give some test runs and post back here with the results.

[ketsueki13]

i already had it... ugh... what a pain to get rid of...

[Fuse]

Just ran the plug-in my system was clean as I figured it would be, but its better to have it and have my system be clean than not have it and worry if it isnt

[jdemnyan1116]

Just installed it. System clean. Do you have to use it when you scan or does it work automatically?

[Fuse]

I think you have to run it manually....

[Flrman1]

Got one here where it removed everything but the User Agent string:

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread...53#post1736853

[mobo]

So i get to try infecting another spare system


woopie

[Flrman1]

Have you got a 9x system to try it on Charlie?

I've got one, but it keeps freezing. Hardware problem I think. Don't feel like fixing it. It's a Packard Bell dinosaur!

[mobo]

I will by the end of the night..I have one here to reformat so it will be clean to start...Ill let you know how it goes when i get it shootin popups out the keyboard ...he he

[Flrman1]

[hewee]

I got it and ran it twice and came up clean.
The VX2 scan took just a second to run.

[BAM]

is it suposed to be that fast ?????? the box just pops up and says systme clean ..