Wireshark Antivirus
Wireshark Antivirus is another variant of rogue security software ascending from the family of Sysinternals Antivirus and Your PC Protector. The developer of Wireshark Antivirus makes it easy to plant itself on computers without a notice. In fact, it can disable any running antivirus program on victim’s PC. Additional annoyances such as browser redirection, blocking of internet and many pop-up ads are made to endorse Wireshark Antivirus as the one who can fix present problems. A prompt to acquire the registered version of the program is displayed from time-to-time and when executed, a new browser window containing payment processing is displayed. User may input the credit card details and other credentials to finalize the transaction. Without their knowledge, the site may record and steal this data. Malware authors may then use the gathered records for other online illegal activities.
Keep away from this malicious program by avoiding web sites that endorses unknown security product or pages that automates virus scan once visited. Disconnect your internet link at once to hamper the downloading of Wireshark Antivirus on to the computer. Do a full scan of computer to remove any remaining Wireshark Antivirus files. Install and update your antivirus software to prevent future infections and catch the latest threats before it invades your PC.
| Type | Rogue |
| Sub-Type | FakeAV |
| OS Affected | Windows |
What are the Symptoms of Wireshark Antivirus Infection?
Presence of Wireshark Antivirus can be easily attested with the presence of its fake virus scanner. Image below shows the graphical user interface of Wireshark Antivirus.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entry/entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wireshark Antivirus
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{149256D5-E103-4523-BB43-2CFB066839D6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{149256D5-E103-4523-BB43-2CFB066839D6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSetServicesAdbUpd
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “novavapp”
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “novavappr”
The threat will drop the following malicious file/files:
%Program Files%\Wireshark Antivirus
%Program Files%\Wireshark Antivirus\Wireshark Antivirus.exe
%Program Files%\adc_w32.dll
%Program Files%\alggui.exe
%Program Files%\extra1.dat
%Program Files%\extra2.dat
%Program Files%\nuar.old
%Program Files%\skynet.dat
%Program Files%\svchost.exe
%Program Files%\wp3.dat
%Program Files%\wp4.dat
%Program Files%\scdata
%Program Files%\scdata\dbsinit.exe
%Program Files%\scdata\wispex.html
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn.exe
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn151.acf
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn151.ltd
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn151.lti
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn151_0.acb
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn151_0.aci
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsmn151_0.mt
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ccsrr.exe
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\lleod150
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\wmharun.log
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\wmrun.log
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Wireshark Antivirus
%Documents and Settings%\[User Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Wireshark Antivirus\Wireshark Antivirus.lnk
Follow these Procedures to Remove Wireshark Antivirus
Procedure 1: Manual Removal
For users with technical skills in dealing with computer problems, executing this manual removal is enough to stop the malware. However, we highly recommend running anti-malware scan to remove other hidden files. For users who are not tech-savvy, you must skip this step. Start on Procedure 2 and proceed onwards. Automatic removal takes longer to accomplish but is less difficult to execute.
1. Restart your computer in Safe Mode with Networking
- After turning On the power of the computer, just before Windows start, press F8.
- From the selections, choose Safe Mode with Networking. Please use keyboard's arrow up/down to navigate between selections and press Enter to proceed.
2. Remove Registry entries added by Wireshark Antivirus. You MUST BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
- Click Start > Run.
- Type in the field, regedit.
- Navigate and look for the registry entries mentioned above and delete if necessary.
3. Delete malicious files that the threat added:
- Base on the given location above, browse and delete the file.
- If no location is given, click Start>Search> and search for the files.
- If cannot be deleted, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager, see if the file is running in the process. If it is, select the file and click End Process. Perform file delete again.
4. Scan computer with Antivirus Program
- Update antivirus program.
- Scan computer and delete all detected threats.
- Restart Windows.
Procedure 2: Scan and remove Wireshark Antivirus files with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
To remove Wireshark Antivirus, download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware by clicking on the button below. This tool is effective in getting rid of Trojans, viruses and malware.
1. After downloading, please install the program using the default settings.
2. At the end of the installation, please make sure that it will download necessary updates.
3. Once update has completed. The tool will launch.
4. Thoroughly scan the computer and remove all threats detected by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Protect your PC from Wireshark Antivirus or Similar Attack
Turn On Security Features of your Internet Browser
For safe browsing, each browser programs have their own features for blocking malicious Internet traffic. This feature is capable of detecting whether the site you are trying to visit is listed as harmful and infected with viruses. Phishing and malware web sites will not escape the filtering applied by your browser if the feature is active. Here are the safety features for corresponding Internet browsers.
- Internet Explorer - Smart Screen Filter
This feature of Internet Explorer will check web pages for harmful entities. SmartScreen Filter immediately alerts you if it found the page suspicious. View complete information from this page. - Google Chrome - Phishing and Malware Protection
Safe browsing feature of Google Chrome uses a technology that protects the computer against virus and malware attacks that may arise while browsing the web. Click here to activate this feature. - Mozilla Firefox - Block Attack Site and Web Forgeries
Install a Decent Anti-malware Program
Aside from having up-to-date anti-virus software, your computer will be safer if it is protected by anti-malware program. Anti-malware not just blocks malicious files from entering the computer but also checks if the web site you are trying to visit contains harmful elements.Remove Wireshark Antivirus & Protect Your Computer Now!
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