Title: Foamer

Type: Worms

Remove Foamer. Removal instructions

Also known as: Moaphie

Severity scale:

(52 / 100)

Foamer, also known as Moaphie, is a worm that spreads through mapped network drives. Once executed, the parasite installs itself to the system and runs a payload. It disables the Task Manager and the Registry Editor, modifies some Windows settings and changes the Internet Explorer default home page. Foamer may also attempt to send e-mail messages and execute arbitrary files downloaded from the Internet. The worm runs on every Windows startup displaying fake error message.

Related files: explorer.exe, moaphie.exe, svchost.exe, winnt.exe

Foamer properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Foamer manual removal:

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Kill processes:
explorer.exe, moaphie.exe, svchost.exe, winnt.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\shell
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winnt
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoViewContextMenu=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Policies\Explorer=1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Policies\System=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MoaphieSig

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
explorer.exe, moaphie.exe, svchost.exe, winnt.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[site address] is an address of a web site on the websamba.com domain.

Exact file location:
svchost.exe, winnt.exe - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt
moaphie.exe - the root of mapped network drives
explorer.exe - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Information added: 2006-10-20 04:01:46
Information updated: 2006-12-13 19:12:43

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you wrote:"It disables the Task Manager and the Registry Editor" so how can we remove reg keys and kill processes??????????

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2006 12 13

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