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adware.agent found and removed
in Malwarebytes for Windows Support Forum
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I found it too and am trying to figure out where it came from.
I scanned with MalWare Bytes this morning and picked it up, these are my logs:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.65.1.1000
www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: v2012.11.17.02
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 x64 NTFS
Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421
End User :: ENDUSER-VAIO [administrator]
11/17/2012 10:39:32 AM
mbam-log-2012-11-17 (10-39-32).txt
Scan type: Full scan (C:\|D:\|E:\|F:\|Q:\|)
Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
Scan options disabled: P2P
Objects scanned: 324007
Time elapsed: 38 minute(s), 10 second(s)
Memory Processes Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Detected: 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VAIO Satisfaction Survey.3.0 (Adware.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
Registry Values Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Files Detected: 1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\VAIO Survey\uninstall.exe (Adware.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
(end)
I deleted the files from Quarantine, scanned with HitManPro (found nothing), and scanned again with MWB the second time. Logs here:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.65.1.1000
www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: v2012.11.17.02
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 x64 NTFS
Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421
End User :: ENDUSER-VAIO [administrator]
11/17/2012 11:29:26 AM
mbam-log-2012-11-17 (11-29-26).txt
Scan type: Full scan (C:\|D:\|E:\|F:\|Q:\|)
Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
Scan options disabled: P2P
Objects scanned: 323800
Time elapsed: 21 minute(s), 36 second(s)
Memory Processes Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Files Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
(end)
False positive, hidden well, or did I kill it?