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Swearware infection


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N. Kaufman

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Hello,

My laptop was infected sometime back and was cleaned. My mbr.log always shows the following:

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Stealth MBR rootkit/Mebroot/Sinowal detector 0.3.7 by Gmer, http://www.gmer.net

device: opened successfully
user: MBR read successfully
kernel: MBR read successfully
user & kernel MBR OK
malicious code @ sector 0x025429803 !
PE file found in sector at 0x025429819 !
==== and it was concluded that any infection was removed and that the malicious code is just a residue.

I've run RootkitReveal and see the following log:
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HKU\S-1-5-21-1202660629-1409082233-1801674531-1003\Console 1/12/2010 6:47 AM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\SAC* 1/1/2010 12:10 PM 0 bytes Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
HKLM\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\SAI* 1/1/2010 12:10 PM 0 bytes Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
HKLM\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\SCM:{3D14228D-FBE1-11D0-995D-00C04FD919C1}* 1/1/2010 7:44 PM 0 bytes Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Environment* 1/2/2010 9:11 PM 0 bytes Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5\Catalog_Entries 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5\Catalog_Entries\000000000001 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5\Catalog_Entries\000000000002 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5\Catalog_Entries\000000000003 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000001 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000002 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000003 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000004 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000005 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000006 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000007 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000008 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000009 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000010 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000011 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000012 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000013 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000014 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000015 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000016 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000017 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000018 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Swearware\backup\winsock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries\000000000019 1/10/2010 5:13 PM 0 bytes Security mismatch.

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Should I be concerned about Swearware?

Thanks,
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