Title: Rookie

Type: Trojans

Remove Rookie. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(35 / 100)

Rookie is a relatively simple trojan written in Visual Basic Script. It disables the Task Manager and drops malicious files to the compromised system. It also renames the main system drive. Rookie secretly runs on every Windows startup.

Related files: joke.vbs, rookie.vbs, msdir32.bat

Rookie properties:
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Rookie manual removal:

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\msdir32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\rundll32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vscan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\Admin=0

HELP:
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Delete files:
joke.vbs, rookie.vbs, msdir32.bat

HELP:
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Misc:
Rookie files reside in default system directory that is C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32.

Information added: 2007-05-21 02:56:02
Information updated: 2007-05-21 02:56:02

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