j3ewro.exe
Malware - Harmful EXE

j3ewro.exe is a filename that has appeared recently in several infections of a Trojan Horse Virus, which has following characteristics. 1) Adds a file j3ewro.exe in the system dir 2) Adds a file C:\autorun.inf 3) Adds a file with a random name and extension under C:\ 4) creates an entry in the startup 5) Downloads a file cc1.rar from one of several sites.

This article provides thorough detection and removal instructions. All the tools/ software mentioned in this article are freeware.

 

Aliases: There are a number of aliases, You can find a list of them on this link

Delete Files: The place where j3ewro.exe could be found is  %systemr%\j3ewro.exe

these are additional files, that may be found depending the variation of th infection, it seems that there are a number of variations. 

also adds additional files, these files are common among all samples.

C:\autorun.inf
%System%\jwedsfdo0.dll
%System%\jwedsfdo2.dll

whereas these files are found to be different in different instances
c:\tj8odymw.exe  see report
c:\t1xdgvq.exe    see report
c:\1xxec.exe       see report
c:\1q8p0y.com    see report
c:\k08e.com       see report
c:\q2vl2fiy.com   see report
c:\t.cmd             see report
c:\3bo9tn.cmd    see report

If your computer has j3ewro.exe, and you did not locate any of the additional files above, you can search these reoprts for additional files

%Temp% refers to temporary folder. By default C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP)  
%Windir% refers to Windows installation folder. By default C:\Windows or C:\Winnt
%System%  refers to the System folder. By default C:\Windows\System (in Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (in Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (in Windows XP and Vista).

 View Hidden Files: Before you could delete j3ewro.exe, and its associated files you need to search for them, and before doing that you need to enable to view hidden files and folders  Click here to read more...
 Boot in safe mode: Sometimes you will not be able to delete a file even if you find it, in that case you should boot in safe mode and then try to delete it/ them.  Click here to read more...
 End Process in the Task Manager:  If you find j3ewro.exe running in the Task Manager, you can select it  and press End process button, that will help you to delete it from the hard disk later. Click here to read more... 
 Remove entry from Windows Startup:  Look in the windows startup, by opening the system configuration utility and remove the entry of j3ewro.exe if found. Click here to read more...
 Unable to open Task Manager: If that happens, you can try these free tools to enable the task manager again. Click here to read more...
 Run CCleaner :  If you manage to find j3ewro.exe and associated files and delete it,  even then there will be associated entries in the windows registry. If you run a free temp files/registry cleaner called CCleaner, that will help you to automatically clean the registry from the virus entries. Click here to read more...

 Block the sites:  These are some of the remote hosts, which are contacted by this virus, it downloads a file named cc1.rar from one of the following sites and saves it in the %Temp% directory
s3f5n.com
vgt77.com
qwerc.com
twmicrosoft.com
csj0o.com
zaza999.com
ecdaq.com
12aas.org
det67.com
mgaazz.com

 Delete the registry keys manually: If you are brave enough to do so. You can edit the registry by using the windows built in registry editor. Click here to read more...

You can find the registry entries created by this malware on the reports links provided in the "Delete Files" section. Best of Luck 

reference with permission from Threatexpert

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