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Malware -
Harmful DLLs
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protect.dll is a filename that has appeared recently in several infections of a Trojan Horse and Rootkit virus. This filename is also found in several legitimate software applications, therefore you need to be careful in determining whether this file is legitimate or a virus. This article provides thorough detection and removal instructions. All the tools/ software mentioned in this article are freeware.
| Aliases: There are several variations of the virus, you can find them on this link
| Delete Files: The place where protect.dll could be found is %UserProfile%\protect.dll see report
there are also additional files found alongwith protect.dll
%System%\autochk.dll
%Temp%\nsrbgxod.bak see report This file is also found in the infection of zbot see report
%System% is C:\Windows\System (in Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (in Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (in Windows XP and Vista).
%UserProfile% is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName] (in Windows NT/2000/XP)
%Temp% is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (in Windows NT/2000/XP)
| | View Hidden Files: Before you could delete protect.dll , 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 the virus file 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 protect.dll 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 protect.dll 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: Keep yourself protected by using a stadalone firewall software, you can see the logs of the firewall to see if there is any suspicious communication from your computer which you are not aware of. | 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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