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What Is Vundo Related vtsts.dll?
What Is Vundo Related vtsts.dll?
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1. From www.bullguard.com/forum/8/DowloadTrojan-Virus-vtstsdll_14346.html, it's a long forum post and replies dated on May 7, 2005. The infected system has 2 related entries in its HijackThis report:
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {8E13DDE1-E013-47ec-9C4C-27C2F78BDD26}
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\vtsts.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: vtsts - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\vtsts.dll
Based on the replies, the infected system was cleaned by AVG Antivirus from www.grisoft.com, after several failed attempts from different anti-virus tools.
2. From forums.techguy.org/security/415370-solved-help-remove-downloader-trojan.html, it's a long forum post and replies date on Nov. 9, 2005. The infected system has 3 related entries in its HijackThis report:
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00DBDAC8-4691-4797-8E6A-7C6AB89BC441}
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\vtsts.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: vtsqr - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vtsqr.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: vtsts - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\vtsts.dll
Based on the replies, the infected system was cleaned by using VundoFix.exe from atribune.org and Killbox from subratam.org, combined with detailed guiding instructions providing by the forum moderator, Flrman1.
This tells that vtsts.dll is related to Trojan Vundo.
3. From www.lavasoftsupport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t1570.html, it's a long forum post and replies date on Jul. 5, 2006. The infected system has 4 related entries in its HijackThis report:
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {20D57A66-F7DF-467d-907B-9B7F4A118AB7}
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\mllmm.dll
O2 - BHO: DosSpecFolder Object {3496D13A-609A-407B-B181-8F47B4F28AE9}
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\vtsts.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: mllmm - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\mllmm.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: vtsts - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vtsts.dll
Removal instuctions were given to use Qoofix from malwarebytes.org and VundoFix.exe from atribune.org. But no final reply on the results of the suggested removal process on the infected system.
Google Search Result - Part II: When searched for "ATLDistrib Object" with Google, Got the following interesting items out of 9,940 matches:
1. From wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal:_Virtumundo, it's an article about Adware-Virtumundo (Vundo) removal. There are two sets of HijackThis report entries related ATLDistrib Object:
Example 1:
O2 - BHO: ATLDistrib Object - {7A1A109F-58B3-414B-9829-5F4D9BE5FEDE}
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\mljjj.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: mljjj - C:\WINDOWS\system32\mljjj.dll
Example 2:
O2 - BHO: ATLDistrib Object - {7A1A109F-58B3-414B-9829-5F4D9BE5FEDE}
- C:\WINDOWS\system32\pmnlj.dll
020 - Winlogon Notify: pmnlj - C:\WINDOWS\system32\pmnlj.dll
This confirms that vtsts.dll is related to Trojan Vundo.
2. From www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86351, it's a forum post and replies dated on Dec. 23, 2005. The infected system has 2 related entries in its HijackThis report:
O2 - BHO: ATLDistrib Object - {3FE36807-69ED-45D1-B9BE-85C0E3F75B6A}
- C:\WINDOWS\System32\ddccd.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: ddccd - C:\WINDOWS\System32\ddccd.dll
Based on the replies, the infected system was cleaned by using VundoFix.exe, WebRoot SpySweeper, VirtumundoBegone, Panda Active Scan, and Killbox, combined with detailed guiding instructions providing by the Malware Removal Specialist, loophole.
This confirms again that vtsts.dll is related to Trojan Vundo.
Conclusion: vtsts.dll and "ATLDistrib Object" are related to Trojan Vundo.
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