Removal instructions for VaccineTop

Content is republished with permission from Malwarebytes.

What is VaccineTop?

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that VaccineTop is a fake anti-malware application. These so-called "rogues" use intentional false positives to convince users that their systems have been compromised. Then they try to sell you their software, claiming it will remove these threats. In extreme cases the false threats are actually the very trojans that advertise or even directly install the rogue. You are strongly advised to follow our removal instructions below.

How do I know if I am infected with VaccineTop?

This is how the main screen of the rogue application looks:

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You may find this toolbar in Internet Explorer:

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And see these warnings:

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How did VaccineTop get on my computer?

Rogue programs use different methods for spreading themselves. This particular one was downloaded from their site.

How do I remove VaccineTop?

Our program Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can detect and remove this rogue application.

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:
- Update Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
- Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Then click Finish.
If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. Reboot your computer if prompted.
When completed, a log will open in Notepad. The rogue application should now be gone.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of VaccineTop?

No, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware removes VaccineTop completely.

How would the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware help protect me?

We hope our application has helped you eradicate this malicious software. If your current security solution let this infection through, you might please consider purchasing the FULL version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for additional protection.

As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware would have protected you against the VaccineTop rogue. It would have warned you before the rogue could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.

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Technical details for experts

Signs in a HijackThis log:

O2 - BHO: Vaccinetop - {F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Vaccinetop - {F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} - C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop.dll
O23 - Service: Vaccinetop Service - AKorea - C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetopsvc.exe

Alterations made by the installer:


File system details 
---------------------------------------------
    Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop
       Adds the file EGutil.dll"="10/19/2013 3:17 AM, 147456 bytes, A
       Adds the file vaccinetop.dll"="10/19/2013 3:17 AM, 55296 bytes, A
       Adds the file vaccinetop.exe"="10/19/2013 3:18 AM, 891912 bytes, A
       Adds the file vaccinetop_uninstall.exe"="10/19/2013 3:17 AM, 179200 bytes, A
       Adds the file vaccinetopctl.exe"="10/19/2013 3:17 AM, 196608 bytes, A
       Adds the file vaccinetopsvc.exe"="10/19/2013 3:18 AM, 263696 bytes, A
       Adds the file vcncmndb.dll"="10/19/2013 3:18 AM, 914261 bytes, A

Registry details 
------------------------------------------
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Vaccinetop.DLL]
       "AppID"="REG_SZ, "{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "IIEController"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E}\ProxyStubClsid32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}"
       "Version"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}\1.0]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "VaccineToolbar 1.0 Type Library"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}\1.0\0\win32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop.dll"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}\1.0\FLAGS]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}\1.0\HELPDIR]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Vaccinetop.IEController]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop Class"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Vaccinetop.IEController\CLSID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Vaccinetop.IEController\CurVer]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop.IEController.1"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Vaccinetop.IEController.1]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Vaccinetop.IEController.1\CLSID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}\InprocServer32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop.dll"
       "ThreadingModel"="REG_SZ, "Apartment"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}\ProgID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop.IEController.1"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}\Programmable]
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}\VersionIndependentProgID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop.IEController"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "IIEController"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E}\ProxyStubClsid32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4}"
       "Version"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
       "DownLoadUI"="REG_SZ, "{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Application Compatibility]
       "vctp"="REG_SZ, "182671"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}]
       "AppName"="REG_SZ, "vaccinetop.dll"
       "AppPath"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop"
       "Policy"="REG_DWORD, 3"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
       "{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"="REG_BINARY, (zero length data)"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}]
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\vaccinetop]
       "DisplayName"="REG_SZ, "vaccinetop"
       "DisplayVersion"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
       "HomePage"="REG_SZ, "www.vaccinetop.co.kr"
       "UninstallString"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop_uninstall.exe"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\vaccinetop]
       "code1"="REG_SZ, "vaccinetop"
       "IEToolbar"="REG_SZ, "1"
       "installmode"="REG_SZ, "1"
       "start"="REG_SZ, "0"
       "vaccinetop_nic"="REG_SZ, "08:00:27:B0:81:23"
       "z_EGutil.dll"="REG_SZ, "20121212"
       "z_vaccinetop.dll"="REG_SZ, "20121212"
       "z_vaccinetop.exe"="REG_SZ, "20121215"
       "z_vaccinetop_uninstall.exe"="REG_SZ, "20121212"
       "z_vaccinetopctl.exe"="REG_SZ, "20121212"
       "z_vaccinetopsvc.exe"="REG_SZ, "20130925"
       "z_vcncmndb.dll"="REG_SZ, "20121214"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Vaccinetop Service]
       "DisplayName"="REG_SZ, "Vaccinetop Service"
       "ErrorControl"="REG_DWORD, 1"
       "ImagePath"="REG_EXPAND_SZ, ""C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetopsvc.exe" /service"
       "ObjectName"="REG_SZ, "LocalSystem"
       "Start"="REG_DWORD, 2"
       "Type"="REG_DWORD, 288"
       "WOW64"="REG_DWORD, 1"
    [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\EGutil\Keep]
       "date"="REG_SZ, "7"
    [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
       "DownloadUI"="REG_SZ, "{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"
    [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions]
       "{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"="REG_BINARY, ............
    [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser]
       "{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}"="REG_BINARY, ........"
       "ITBar7Height"="REG_DWORD, 32"
       "ITBar7Layout"="REG_BINARY, ...... ............................................................................................................"
    [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C}\iexplore]
       "Count"="REG_DWORD, 6"
       "Flags"="REG_DWORD, 0"
       "LoadTimeArray"="REG_BINARY, ...................."
       "Time"="REG_BINARY, ........"
       "Type"="REG_DWORD, 3"

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (PRO) 1.75.0.1300
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: v2013.10.23.02

Windows 8 x64 NTFS
Internet Explorer 10.0.9200.16660
{username} :: MBAM-VM [administrator]

Protection: Disabled

10/22/2013 10:39:46 PM
mbam-log-2013-10-22 (22-39-46).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
Scan options disabled: P2P
Objects scanned: 194311
Time elapsed: 1 minute(s), 16 second(s)

Memory Processes Detected: 1
C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetopsvc.exe (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> 1716 -> Delete on reboot.

Memory Modules Detected: 1
C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop.dll (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Delete on reboot.

Registry Keys Detected: 9
HKCR\CLSID\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\TypeLib\{81EC8699-AF43-49AE-9BFD-FEA822E359F4} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\Interface\{83FA1921-9A7F-40FB-AF4D-21F418D7BC1E} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\Vaccinetop.IEController.1 (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\Vaccinetop.IEController (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Vaccinetop Service (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Values Detected: 4
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser|{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Data: Ý
[ö"€G¦øº±¤Øß -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar|{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Data:  -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{F65B0DDD-8022-471A-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Data:  -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{F65B0DDD-8022-471a-A6F8-BAB1A4D8DF1C} (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Data:  -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Data Items Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Files Detected: 3
C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetop.dll (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\vaccinetopsetup.exe (Rogue.K.VaccineTop) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\vaccinetop\vaccinetopsvc.exe (Rogue.VaccineTop) -> Delete on reboot.

(end)

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