What is DoctorCom?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that DoctorCom 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 DoctorCom?
This is how the main screen of the rogue application looks:

You will find this icon in your taskbar:

And see these warnings:




How did DoctorCom get on my computer?
Rogue programs use different methods for spreading themselves. This particular one was downloaded from their site.
How do I remove DoctorCom?
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 DoctorCom?
- No, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware removes DoctorCom 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 DoctorCom rogue. It would have warned you before the rogue could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.
Signs in a HijackThis log:
C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\DoctorCom.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NDoctorCom] "C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\DoctorComLaunch.exe" /boot
Alterations made by the installer:
File System =============== Adds the folder C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Start Menu\Programs\NDoctorCom Adds the file Ȩ������.lnk"="11:10 10/12/11 1546 bytes Adds the file DoctorCom.lnk"="11:10 10/12/11 509 bytes Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom Adds the file updated_reg.dat.enc.dec"="11:17 10/12/11 495178 bytes Adds the file updated_reg.dat.enc"="22:30 29/06/11 495178 bytes Adds the file updated_name.dat.enc.dec"="11:17 10/12/11 371370 bytes Adds the file updated_name.dat.enc"="22:30 29/06/11 371370 bytes Adds the file uninst.exe"="11:10 10/12/11 62250 bytes Adds the file rv01du.exe.manifest"="06:50 16/11/11 661 bytes Adds the file rv01du.exe"="06:50 16/11/11 184832 bytes Adds the file rv01.scanlist.dat"="04:53 18/08/11 58 bytes Adds the file rv01.scanlist.basic.dat"="04:53 18/08/11 58 bytes Adds the file rv01.includee.dat"="05:56 03/01/11 10 bytes Adds the file rv01.exe.manifest"="06:23 16/11/11 661 bytes Adds the file rv01.exe"="06:50 16/11/11 154112 bytes Adds the file rv01.excluden.dat"="09:13 18/08/11 0 bytes Adds the file rv01.excludef.dat"="09:13 18/08/11 0 bytes Adds the file rv01.excludee.dat"="09:13 18/08/11 444 bytes Adds the file rv01.excluded.dat"="09:13 18/08/11 1045 bytes Adds the file rv01.dll.manifest"="06:49 16/11/11 661 bytes Adds the file rv01.dll"="06:49 16/11/11 4790272 bytes Adds the file NDoctorCom.url"="11:10 10/12/11 48 bytes Adds the file msvcr90.dll"="14:51 18/04/11 653136 bytes Adds the file msvcp90.dll"="14:51 18/04/11 569680 bytes Adds the file msvcm90.dll"="14:51 18/04/11 225280 bytes Adds the file Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest"="14:58 18/04/11 1860 bytes Adds the file DoctorComUp.exe.manifest"="07:56 16/11/11 833 bytes Adds the file DoctorComUp.exe"="07:56 16/11/11 393216 bytes Adds the file DoctorComLaunch.exe.manifest"="08:43 16/11/11 826 bytes Adds the file DoctorComLaunch.exe"="08:43 16/11/11 193536 bytes Adds the file DoctorCom.exe"="08:55 16/11/11 4229632 bytes Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\Quarantine Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\Log Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\Log\12 Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\Log\12\10 Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\Log\12\10\2011-1 Adds the file reg.xml"="11:17 10/12/11 41 bytes Adds the file file.xml"="11:17 10/12/11 41 bytes Adds the folder C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\db Registry =============== [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\DoctorComUp.exe] "(Default)"="'C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\DoctorComUp.exe'" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NDoctorCom] "Publisher"="'DoctorCom'" "URLInfoAbout"="'http://doctorcom.pe.kr'" "DisplayVersion"="'1.0'" "DisplayIcon"="'C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\DoctorComUp.exe'" "UninstallString"="'C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\uninst.exe'" "DisplayName"="'NDoctorCom 1.0'" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NDoctorCom] "lastinspect"="'2011-12-10'" "runned"="1" "countdate"="'2011-12-10'" "ud"="" "partner"="'DoctorCom'" "inspect_garbage"="1" "inspect_registry"="1" "quarantine_on_registry"="1" "quarantine_on_virus"="1" "brokenasvirus"="0" "email"="1" "compressedfile"="1" "urlphishing"="1" "autoalert"="0" "cpuuse"="1" "autocure"="1" "autorun"="1" "autodelquarantines"="3" "autodellogs"="3" "instdir"="'C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom'" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NDoctorCom\files] "rv01.exe"="'1.1'" "DoctorCom.exe"="'1.3'" "DoctorComUp.exe"="'1.1'" "DoctorComLaunch.exe"="'1.0'" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "NDoctorCom"="'"C:\Program Files\NDoctorCom\DoctorComLaunch.exe" /boot'"
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware log:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.2.1300 www.malwarebytes.org Database version: 8346 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 12/10/2011 11:27:33 AM mbam-log-2011-12-10 (11-27-33).txt Scan type: Quick scan Objects scanned: 143765 Time elapsed: 56 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 1 Memory Modules Infected: 0 Registry Keys Infected: 2 Registry Values Infected: 2 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 8 Files Infected: 35 Memory Processes Infected: c:\program files\ndoctorcom\doctorcom.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> 248 -> Unloaded process successfully. Memory Modules Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys Infected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NDoctorCom (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\APP PATHS\DOCTORCOMUP.EXE (Rogue.DoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Values Infected: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NDoctorCom (Rogue.DoctorCom) -> Value: NDoctorCom -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\DoctorComUp.exe\(default) (Rogue.DoctorCom) -> Value: (default) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) Folders Infected: c:\program files\ndoctorcom (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\db (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12 (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12\10 (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12\10\2011-1 (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\quarantine (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\documents and settings\{username}\start menu\Programs\ndoctorcom (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Files Infected: c:\program files\ndoctorcom\doctorcom.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\doctorcomlaunch.exe (Rogue.DoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\documents and settings\{username}\Desktop\doctorcomsetup.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\ndoctorcom.url (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.exe.manifest (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\doctorcomlaunch.exe.manifest (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\doctorcomup.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\doctorcomup.exe.manifest (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\microsoft.vc90.crt.manifest (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\msvcm90.dll (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\msvcp90.dll (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\msvcr90.dll (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.dll (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.dll.manifest (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.excluded.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.excludee.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.excludef.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.excluden.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.includee.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.scanlist.basic.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01.scanlist.dat (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01du.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\rv01du.exe.manifest (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\uninst.exe (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\updated_name.dat.enc (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\updated_name.dat.enc.dec (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\updated_reg.dat.enc (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\updated_reg.dat.enc.dec (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12\10\2011-1\badcode.xml (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12\10\2011-1\file.xml (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12\10\2011-1\reg.xml (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\program files\ndoctorcom\Log\12\10\2011-1\virus.xml (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\documents and settings\{username}\start menu\Programs\ndoctorcom\doctorcom.lnk (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. c:\documents and settings\{username}\start menu\Programs\ndoctorcom\Ȩ������.lnk (Rogue.K.NDoctorCom) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware could have protected your computer against this threat.
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