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FilterProgram malware description and removal detail
Categories:Ransomware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Downloader.Win32.WinFixer.cs;
[Other]Win32/WinFixer
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\Abbr
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\ProdCode
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\Abbr
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\ProdCode
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting FilterProgram:

Files:
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\Abbr
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\ProdCode
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\Abbr
[%APPDATA%]\FilterProgram\ProdCode
[%APPDATA%]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\FilterProgram unregistered.lnk

Folders:
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\FilterProgram
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\FilterProgram
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\FilterProgram

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cleanerscleaner.cleanerscleanerobj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cleanerscleaner.cleanerscleanerobj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{7d4ffde7-20c0-45a8-99ea-e9ddee9f617d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7a0257e0-1406-4c5f-b016-5108159a099f}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\filterprogram
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\filterprogram
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\gdc1_is1

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing FilterProgram:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from FilterProgram.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove FilterProgram manually.

To completely manually remove FilterProgram malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with FilterProgram.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the FilterProgram process.
2. Delete the original FilterProgram file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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