By Jim
Updated on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
There’s one doctor that you shouldn’t trust (and you should be glad he doesn’t practice medicine). Trust Doctor, also known as TrustDoctor, is a rogue anti-spyware that comes from installing infected video codecs. The modus here is that the target user downloads a video from the Web which needs a certain video codec to be viewed. When the user does find a solution and installs it then the Doctor is in, so to speak, and has successfully infiltrated your machine.
In addition to being carried by video codecs, it also creates fake virus-infected files that when scanned seem to be infected but are not. Deleting these files will not harm your computer but the fact remains that you have a malware on the loose that will strike with more infections. Not only that, it also detects the language of your computer and can display fake virus alert messages in German, Italian and French in addition to English, making it look all the more legitimate.
Do not let the polished user interface and seemingly urgent viral alerts fool you. This is not a real program and you definitely should not buy the paid version of this and you should also remove it right away. It may harbor more malware in your system other than itself which may cause more damage later on. Read further for more details on its removal.
Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Trust Doctor slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Trust Doctor infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.
- Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious Trust Doctor infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Trust Doctor will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.
Some Trust Doctor infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.
How To Remove Infection Manually
Uninstall Trust Doctor Processes
<random>.exe
Delete Trust Doctor Files
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustDoctor\1 TrustDoctor.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustDoctor\2 Homepage.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\TrustDoctor\3 Uninstall.lnk
c:\Program Files\TrustDoctor Software\
c:\Program Files\TrustDoctor Software\TrustDoctor\
c:\Program Files\TrustDoctor Software\TrustDoctor\TrustDoctor.exe
c:\Program Files\TrustDoctor Software\TrustDoctor\uninstall.exe
c:\WINDOWS\101213zo9m49d5.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\10566wormz5e.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\2325viruz9.dll
c:\WINDOWS\system32\15274hzcktool3d59.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\77481tzoj56fc.bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32\<random>.exe
%Temp%\<random>.exe
Remove Trust Doctor Registry Files
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TrustDoctor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrustDoctor
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “<random>.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “TrustDoctor”
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Warning! If Spyware Doctor is blocked by the virus then run your system in safe mode and try again. To do this reboot your system and tap F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up. Then run Spyware Doctor as normal. If this doesn’t work try renaming the Spyware Doctor EXE file.
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