Removal instructions for MyScanner

Content is republished with permission from Malwarebytes.

What is MyScanner?

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that MyScanner 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 MyScanner?

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

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You will find this icon in your taskbar:

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And see these warnings:

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How did MyScanner get on my computer?

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

How do I remove MyScanner?

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 MyScanner?

No, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware removes MyScanner 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 MyScanner 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:

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscanner.exe

O23 - Service: myscanner service (myscannerService) - UCF - C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscannerse.exe

Alterations made by the installer:


File system details 
---------------------------------------------
    Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner
       Adds the file AkHdd.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 113152 bytes, A
       Adds the file AkHddDb.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 4096 bytes, A
       Adds the file AkInternet.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 251896 bytes, A
       Adds the file AkLog.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 222712 bytes, A
       Adds the file AkPc.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 289784 bytes, A
       Adds the file AkWnd.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 257016 bytes, A
       Adds the file È¨ÆäÀÌÁö.url"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 45 bytes, A
       Adds the file myscanner.exe"="12/1/2013 1:43 AM, 597504 bytes, A
       Adds the file myscannerse.exe"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 86528 bytes, A
       Adds the file myscanneru.exe"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 153096 bytes, A
       Adds the file new.db"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 4853760 bytes, A
       Adds the file sqlite3.dll"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 600868 bytes, A
       Adds the file uninst_myscanner.exe"="12/1/2013 1:43 AM, 174632 bytes, A
    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\myscanner
       Adds the file ¸¶ÀÌ½ºÄ³³Ê »èÁ¦.lnk"="12/1/2013 1:45 AM, 1139 bytes, A
       Adds the file ¸¶ÀÌ½ºÄ³³Ê ½ÇÇà.lnk"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 1076 bytes, A
       Adds the file ¸¶ÀÌ½ºÄ³³Ê À§Á¬½ÇÇà.lnk"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 1076 bytes, A
       Adds the file È¨ÆäÀÌÁö.lnk"="12/1/2013 1:44 AM, 1094 bytes, A

Registry details 
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    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{FD3B923C-C267-4079-93B2-6ED4D7B97F6F}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFileCOM"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\PCReportSearchFileCOM.DLL]
       "AppID"="REG_SZ, "{FD3B923C-C267-4079-93B2-6ED4D7B97F6F}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "IPCReportSearchFile"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52}\ProxyStubClsid32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}"
       "Version"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{D636974D-0924-45F0-8B28-16E209A5E217}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "_IPCReportSearchFileEvents"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{D636974D-0924-45F0-8B28-16E209A5E217}\ProxyStubClsid32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{D636974D-0924-45F0-8B28-16E209A5E217}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}"
       "Version"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchF.1]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFile Class"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchF.1\CLSID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchFil]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFile Class"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchFil\CLSID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchFil\CurVer]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchF.1"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}\1.0]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFileCOM 1.0 Çü½Ä ¶óÀÌºê·¯¸®"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}\1.0\0\win32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkHdd.dll"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}\1.0\FLAGS]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}\1.0\HELPDIR]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFile Class"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}\InprocServer32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkHdd.dll"
       "ThreadingModel"="REG_SZ, "Free"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}\ProgID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchF.1"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}\Programmable]
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{65FDDA76-25BA-44af-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14}\VersionIndependentProgID]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchFil"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "IPCReportSearchFile"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52}\ProxyStubClsid32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}"
       "Version"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{D636974D-0924-45F0-8B28-16E209A5E217}]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "_IPCReportSearchFileEvents"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{D636974D-0924-45F0-8B28-16E209A5E217}\ProxyStubClsid32]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{D636974D-0924-45F0-8B28-16E209A5E217}\TypeLib]
       "(Default)"="REG_SZ, "{65FDDA76-25BA-44AF-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569}"
       "Version"="REG_SZ, "1.0"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility]
       "msnr"="REG_SZ, "578851904"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\myscanner]
       "DisplayIcon"="REG_SZ, ""C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\uninst_myscanner.exe""
       "DisplayName"="REG_SZ, "¸¶ÀÌ½ºÄ³³Ê"
       "DisplayVersion"="REG_SZ, "1.0.0.1"
       "NoModify"="REG_DWORD, 1"
       "NoRepair"="REG_DWORD, 1"
       "Publisher"="REG_SZ, "UCF"
       "UninstallString"="REG_SZ, ""C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\uninst_myscanner.exe""
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\myscanner]
       "AkHdd.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "AkHddDb.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "AkInternet.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "AkLog.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "AkPc.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "AkWnd.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "CallServiceFlag"="REG_SZ, "0"
       "code1"="REG_SZ, "myscanner"
       "installday"="REG_SZ, "2013-12-01"
       "mac"="REG_SZ, "08:00:27:B0:81:23"
       "myscanner.exe"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "myscannerse.exe"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "myscanneru.exe"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "new.db"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "reserve"="REG_SZ, "0"
       "reserveday"="REG_SZ, "1"
       "reservestate"="REG_SZ, "0"
       "sqlite3.dll"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
       "today"="REG_SZ, "2013-12-01"
       "uninst_myscanner.exe"="REG_SZ, "20131120"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\myscannerService]
       "DisplayName"="REG_SZ, "myscanner service"
       "ErrorControl"="REG_DWORD, 1"
       "ImagePath"="REG_EXPAND_SZ, "C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscannerse.exe"
       "ObjectName"="REG_SZ, "LocalSystem"
       "Start"="REG_DWORD, 2"
       "Type"="REG_DWORD, 16"
       "WOW64"="REG_DWORD, 1"
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
       "myscanner_myscanner"="REG_SZ, "1"

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log:

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

Database version: v2013.12.04.02

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

Protection: Disabled

12/3/2013 9:53:54 PM
mbam-log-2013-12-03 (21-53-54).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: 199628
Time elapsed: 1 minute(s), 28 second(s)

Memory Processes Detected: 1
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscanner.exe (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> 1008 -> Delete on reboot.

Memory Modules Detected: 3
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkHdd.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkWnd.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\sqlite3.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.

Registry Keys Detected: 7
HKCR\CLSID\{CA278C6B-9A2A-4DA3-B64B-E91F81EE5E14} (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\TypeLib\{65FDDA76-25BA-44af-AAEA-2B9A3BEA8569} (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\Interface\{4D70DA2E-1416-4D7C-B5B9-EE1022213D52} (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchF.1 (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKCR\PCReportSearchFileCOM.PCReportSearchFil (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\myscannerService (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\myscanner (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Values Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

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

Folders Detected: 1
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.

Files Detected: 14
C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\myscannersetup.exe (Rogue.UCF.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscanneru.exe (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkHdd.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkHddDb.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkInternet.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkLog.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkPc.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\AkWnd.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscanner.exe (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\myscannerse.exe (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\new.db (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\sqlite3.dll (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Delete on reboot.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\uninst_myscanner.exe (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\myscanner\È¨ÆäÀÌÁö.url (Rogue.myscanner.k) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 12:39 AM

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