What is System Alert popup?
Type: Virus | Category: Trojans and viruses | Discovered: 11 January 2008
Appearing like original Windows elements, System Alert pop-ups are displayed as a result of trojan infection which is known as Trojan.Zlob.
Security alert icon usually comes in a shape of alternately blinking "X" and "?" in a red circle (or shield) or "!" in a yellow triangle. System alert popup appears in the taskbar area alarming the user that the computer is infected or at risk. Occasionally popping fake alerts warn that spyware, virus or some infection has been found and that it can cause system failure. Anti-spyware product for virus removal is suggested along by asking user to click the balloon in order to download advertised antispyware product and when clicked on goes to the rogue anti-spyware site.
Other similar warnings to "System Alert!" are:
"Critical System Warning!"
"Critical System Error"
"System Alert: Malware threats"
"Security Alert: Spyware found"
"Security Warning"
"Security Alert"
"System performance monitor: Warning"
"Your computer is infected"
"Virus Alert"
Security alert icon usually comes in a shape of alternately blinking "X" and "?" in a red circle (or shield) or "!" in a yellow triangle. System alert popup appears in the taskbar area alarming the user that the computer is infected or at risk. Occasionally popping fake alerts warn that spyware, virus or some infection has been found and that it can cause system failure. Anti-spyware product for virus removal is suggested along by asking user to click the balloon in order to download advertised antispyware product and when clicked on goes to the rogue anti-spyware site.
Other similar warnings to "System Alert!" are:
"Critical System Warning!"
"Critical System Error"
"System Alert: Malware threats"
"Security Alert: Spyware found"
"Security Warning"
"Security Alert"
"System performance monitor: Warning"
"Your computer is infected"
"Virus Alert"
System Alert popup removal tool:
- Spyware Doctor (see here for the installation guide)
Screenshot:
System Alert popup Entries:
The following dll files are created: sdrmod.dll, bonrep.dll, ekxdvft.dll, hdtip.dll, bonsws.dll, jokwmp.dll, leosrv.dll, voipwet.dll.
Hijackthis Entries:
O2 Entries:
O2 - BHO: e404 helper - {F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-84AE-7DD20B8685CC} - C:\Program Files\Helper\??????????.dll (? - random digit)
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{8BD4438C-2511-4B93-AD34-2BDCD0FF78D2}
{F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-ABCD-7DD20B862223}
{F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-84AE-7DD20B8633DD}
{F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-ABCD-7DD20B8622FF}
{C03FD59D-9104-44B7-929A-9EAA0BA05211}
O3 Entries:
O3 - Toolbar: The sdrmod - {30DACEEB-1BAE-4D12-966B-D4C35359B9A8} - C:\WINDOWS\sdrmod.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{89DA4F2C-91AE-44B2-84A9-A5D9F682E737}
{BA79EE59-166F-4E9E-90A6-56489C45B48A}
{521A5897-9EA7-43B4-A51D-B4C11D67BEEF}
{210F79EC-C4B8-4AD5-B5B7-2B228F4376E9}
{16A0662E-AC21-4AD9-89E8-7495AC5ACE93}
O3 - Toolbar: The NetworkControl - {3B28B033-8C1B-47DE-803D-3CF3AAE2CD20} - C:\WINDOWS\sdrmod.dll
O3 - Toolbar: The bonrep - {6BBD76F0-FDBB-4D2D-AD36-5C922F510AF5} - C:\WINDOWS\bonrep.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{9BA420D2-40A3-431D-A863-531B0FBA0569}
{2357FC16-D8FC-4BF6-AFCA-573F9BD52644}
{17943327-95B1-4F8B-9534-8F82C2497211}
{1277B39C-708C-4A64-9763-B122C18949B0}
O3 - Toolbar: The hdtip - {70EC7CA3-2FFC-4E43-97DE-3C91B2F65D36} - C:\WINDOWS\hdtip.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{85B2F289-7128-4C5A-A330-F9FC01432D3A}
{872F66C1-E394-4545-8843-EDE16648058A}
{382C8A97-BFEF-47B5-9770-87C4DE651E37}
{0C12E004-19C1-4B19-9C63-6321CF547432}
{7E259026-2CBD-4F42-AB62-230C0D4ABDAD}
{CBF5124B-3294-4441-9B5C-30297F50E02C}
{9C2D86AA-4067-4270-8D51-E6DC5E805D62}
{17D69B84-065B-4F88-AFE8-3BA9B4907501}
{F4BEC60B-9CEE-4A91-91FB-8DA8DE3CA166}
{E3E087D3-CA1D-4ECA-9960-D85944C2554C}
O3 - Toolbar: The bonsws - {7BF35567-E7C5-4646-8F65-41898BEF0637} - C:\WINDOWS\bonsws.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{422CA3AF-86F1-4607-88E2-BBBD4E9371EB}
{CBF19702-9D5B-44E7-8F8A-6750209B76F3}
{3FDA21ED-312C-44DD-9030-A2DC90FD1CCD}
{E3ED01B7-EAF2-4A33-989C-B95E65DA0415}
{05E9894E-9C5F-454B-A6E1-7BEF518EC87E}
O3 - Toolbar: The jokwmp - {6BA27973-068D-4F85-BE84-1251E0B20FD3} - C:\WINDOWS\jokwmp.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{D71F3444-606D-46EB-9ABE-DF80E5E9BF67}
{E75C0DB5-5DF7-4DF0-9761-8EFCD1783912}
{9E004C23-5424-4C79-BAFE-C2B3460ECB56}
{459C681F-AA94-49B7-A55B-110D924E5FCE}
{54BA2889-CF6C-4D57-B2FB-B3FE1CA9EE8F}
{1C56ED66-9488-4D8F-B028-8BBABABB8361}
{3E57AE0B-0AAB-4919-B74E-8C29579C6CA5}
{51F0D2B7-06E2-40D0-B8B8-39E630888B30}
{AB9235F6-DB9F-4FDC-AAFB-A3BAF1849E34}
{2623E5C5-B0C2-4300-8C63-9F51D133CA0A}
O3 - Toolbar: The voipwet - {167F6405-019D-4F32-8FBE-23B3C63CD8FD} - C:\WINDOWS\voipwet.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{0687766B-F048-43D1-B33B-DBE6FE9AE712}
{D4170A6E-8CE3-444B-ACA4-B3A0AF12C55C}
{0F54B96C-3482-407B-9C9C-A671E08271B5}
{28D203F3-4B8F-4BB4-A28D-6657BF1E3C2C}
{DE38D02F-5257-4CF6-A13F-B6B9FCFC1090}
{DD7D207A-B829-4EDA-9CBD-6A3B6E7A893C}
{476B38B7-6E7C-46B4-8080-F61ED0E814F2}
{F3F399B3-5330-4242-A600-094136899EE9}
{224E1433-F086-4BB1-B791-AF87F7629D93}
O3 - Toolbar: The leosrv - {257F0149-3042-4F1E-97A1-7602460E97EE} - C:\WINDOWS\leosrv.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{DCBF721A-11E3-4FB8-93D6-9AE46178D5B6}
{8B6860DE-2CFA-4713-B42F-DC06D008DC54}
{F7C394C7-BFBD-4A20-AD14-2AA94424C09C}
{14E52265-CCA3-4F78-A21B-88F4EE6E78C1}
O3 - Toolbar: ekxdvft - {DEEAF2E6-CBD6-4E9A-B7A7-C17C7C49F697} - C:\WINDOWS\ekxdvft.dll
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{0DE4BA7A-FF54-4757-AE1F-30EE7FE6B11D}
{1817219B-D6DC-450A-B913-41F12BC05019}
{1BF97F11-E184-42BD-8E57-EDBA3CFB4F7A}
{23FBB938-35AC-4C50-8776-C0B5CA912216}
{2C70348E-974D-43FD-8FC7-BE3C57B6E95F}
{3BA32929-E727-47BD-8489-F3AEE254FFF9}
{760C9BE3-C98A-4F34-BE60-9174C594FE47}
{9CBC96F1-F837-430D-8D6E-E19ED124D2D2}
{AE06A911-A5A5-4DFA-9ADA-1DF21EAB25C6}
{AF2AF78D-33A4-4BA6-AFEC-5F453630DFBE}
{C87444C3-8B83-4A48-91DE-95F9A3D61070}
{D7257984-3F99-4D51-87C6-4D5E111DEBA9}
{DBAF3291-D08D-4C8B-A960-D85A42FEE02F}
{DC7A3552-A87C-4788-8DD7-648B9AD8EC41}
{E5CBFDFA-6B88-4C04-AC4C-C6875D808503}
{F25117E3-2A27-4A0C-88EE-D9307F678DD0}
O2 - BHO: e404 helper - {F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-84AE-7DD20B8685CC} - C:\Program Files\Helper\??????????.dll (? - random digit)
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{8BD4438C-2511-4B93-AD34-2BDCD0FF78D2}
{F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-ABCD-7DD20B862223}
{F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-84AE-7DD20B8633DD}
{F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-ABCD-7DD20B8622FF}
{C03FD59D-9104-44B7-929A-9EAA0BA05211}
O3 Entries:
O3 - Toolbar: The sdrmod - {30DACEEB-1BAE-4D12-966B-D4C35359B9A8} - C:\WINDOWS\sdrmod.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{89DA4F2C-91AE-44B2-84A9-A5D9F682E737}
{BA79EE59-166F-4E9E-90A6-56489C45B48A}
{521A5897-9EA7-43B4-A51D-B4C11D67BEEF}
{210F79EC-C4B8-4AD5-B5B7-2B228F4376E9}
{16A0662E-AC21-4AD9-89E8-7495AC5ACE93}
O3 - Toolbar: The NetworkControl - {3B28B033-8C1B-47DE-803D-3CF3AAE2CD20} - C:\WINDOWS\sdrmod.dll
O3 - Toolbar: The bonrep - {6BBD76F0-FDBB-4D2D-AD36-5C922F510AF5} - C:\WINDOWS\bonrep.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{9BA420D2-40A3-431D-A863-531B0FBA0569}
{2357FC16-D8FC-4BF6-AFCA-573F9BD52644}
{17943327-95B1-4F8B-9534-8F82C2497211}
{1277B39C-708C-4A64-9763-B122C18949B0}
O3 - Toolbar: The hdtip - {70EC7CA3-2FFC-4E43-97DE-3C91B2F65D36} - C:\WINDOWS\hdtip.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{85B2F289-7128-4C5A-A330-F9FC01432D3A}
{872F66C1-E394-4545-8843-EDE16648058A}
{382C8A97-BFEF-47B5-9770-87C4DE651E37}
{0C12E004-19C1-4B19-9C63-6321CF547432}
{7E259026-2CBD-4F42-AB62-230C0D4ABDAD}
{CBF5124B-3294-4441-9B5C-30297F50E02C}
{9C2D86AA-4067-4270-8D51-E6DC5E805D62}
{17D69B84-065B-4F88-AFE8-3BA9B4907501}
{F4BEC60B-9CEE-4A91-91FB-8DA8DE3CA166}
{E3E087D3-CA1D-4ECA-9960-D85944C2554C}
O3 - Toolbar: The bonsws - {7BF35567-E7C5-4646-8F65-41898BEF0637} - C:\WINDOWS\bonsws.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{422CA3AF-86F1-4607-88E2-BBBD4E9371EB}
{CBF19702-9D5B-44E7-8F8A-6750209B76F3}
{3FDA21ED-312C-44DD-9030-A2DC90FD1CCD}
{E3ED01B7-EAF2-4A33-989C-B95E65DA0415}
{05E9894E-9C5F-454B-A6E1-7BEF518EC87E}
O3 - Toolbar: The jokwmp - {6BA27973-068D-4F85-BE84-1251E0B20FD3} - C:\WINDOWS\jokwmp.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{D71F3444-606D-46EB-9ABE-DF80E5E9BF67}
{E75C0DB5-5DF7-4DF0-9761-8EFCD1783912}
{9E004C23-5424-4C79-BAFE-C2B3460ECB56}
{459C681F-AA94-49B7-A55B-110D924E5FCE}
{54BA2889-CF6C-4D57-B2FB-B3FE1CA9EE8F}
{1C56ED66-9488-4D8F-B028-8BBABABB8361}
{3E57AE0B-0AAB-4919-B74E-8C29579C6CA5}
{51F0D2B7-06E2-40D0-B8B8-39E630888B30}
{AB9235F6-DB9F-4FDC-AAFB-A3BAF1849E34}
{2623E5C5-B0C2-4300-8C63-9F51D133CA0A}
O3 - Toolbar: The voipwet - {167F6405-019D-4F32-8FBE-23B3C63CD8FD} - C:\WINDOWS\voipwet.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{0687766B-F048-43D1-B33B-DBE6FE9AE712}
{D4170A6E-8CE3-444B-ACA4-B3A0AF12C55C}
{0F54B96C-3482-407B-9C9C-A671E08271B5}
{28D203F3-4B8F-4BB4-A28D-6657BF1E3C2C}
{DE38D02F-5257-4CF6-A13F-B6B9FCFC1090}
{DD7D207A-B829-4EDA-9CBD-6A3B6E7A893C}
{476B38B7-6E7C-46B4-8080-F61ED0E814F2}
{F3F399B3-5330-4242-A600-094136899EE9}
{224E1433-F086-4BB1-B791-AF87F7629D93}
O3 - Toolbar: The leosrv - {257F0149-3042-4F1E-97A1-7602460E97EE} - C:\WINDOWS\leosrv.dll *
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{DCBF721A-11E3-4FB8-93D6-9AE46178D5B6}
{8B6860DE-2CFA-4713-B42F-DC06D008DC54}
{F7C394C7-BFBD-4A20-AD14-2AA94424C09C}
{14E52265-CCA3-4F78-A21B-88F4EE6E78C1}
O3 - Toolbar: ekxdvft - {DEEAF2E6-CBD6-4E9A-B7A7-C17C7C49F697} - C:\WINDOWS\ekxdvft.dll
* can also be found under these CLSIDs:
{0DE4BA7A-FF54-4757-AE1F-30EE7FE6B11D}
{1817219B-D6DC-450A-B913-41F12BC05019}
{1BF97F11-E184-42BD-8E57-EDBA3CFB4F7A}
{23FBB938-35AC-4C50-8776-C0B5CA912216}
{2C70348E-974D-43FD-8FC7-BE3C57B6E95F}
{3BA32929-E727-47BD-8489-F3AEE254FFF9}
{760C9BE3-C98A-4F34-BE60-9174C594FE47}
{9CBC96F1-F837-430D-8D6E-E19ED124D2D2}
{AE06A911-A5A5-4DFA-9ADA-1DF21EAB25C6}
{AF2AF78D-33A4-4BA6-AFEC-5F453630DFBE}
{C87444C3-8B83-4A48-91DE-95F9A3D61070}
{D7257984-3F99-4D51-87C6-4D5E111DEBA9}
{DBAF3291-D08D-4C8B-A960-D85A42FEE02F}
{DC7A3552-A87C-4788-8DD7-648B9AD8EC41}
{E5CBFDFA-6B88-4C04-AC4C-C6875D808503}
{F25117E3-2A27-4A0C-88EE-D9307F678DD0}