Removal instructions for VDoctorPro

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What is VDoctorPro?

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that VDoctorPro 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 VDoctorPro?

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



You will find these icons in your taskbar and on your desktop:



And see these warnings:









How did VDoctorPro get on my computer?

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

How do I remove VDoctorPro?

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 VDoctorPro?

• The shortcut called ���̴��� ���� on the desktop can be deleted if it belonged to the rogue.
  

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 VDoctorPro rogue. It would have warned you before the rogue could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.

Technical details for experts

Signs in a HijackThis log:

C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpro.exeC:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpros.exeO4 - HKCU\..\Run: [VDoctor Professional] C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprop.exe

Alterations made by the installer:

File System===============In the existing folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DesktopAdds the file ���̴��� ����.lnk"="13:18 03/07/13 762 bytesAdds the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\���̴�������Adds the file ���̴������� ����.lnk"="13:18 03/07/13 768 bytesAdds the file ���̴������� ����.lnk"="13:18 03/07/13 774 bytesAdds the folder C:\Program Files\VDoctor ProfessionalAdds the file vh.dat"="13:20 03/07/13 630 bytesAdds the file vdprou.exe"="14:51 10/12/12 264760 bytesAdds the file vdpros.exe"="14:51 10/12/12 358968 bytesAdds the file vdpror.exe"="14:51 10/12/12 109624 bytesAdds the file vdprop.exe"="14:51 10/12/12 314936 bytesAdds the file vdpromonitor.exe"="14:51 10/12/12 164920 bytesAdds the file vdprol.exe"="14:52 10/12/12 45624 bytesAdds the file vdproc.dll"="14:51 10/12/12 54328 bytesAdds the file vdpro.exe"="14:51 10/12/12 877112 bytesAdds the file vdpro.dat"="14:55 10/12/12 750 bytesAdds the file vdnd.vdb"="10:49 03/04/12 11616 bytesAdds the file vd14.vdb"="11:49 08/03/12 204704 bytesAdds the file vd13.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 203648 bytesAdds the file vd12.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 204288 bytesAdds the file vd11.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 204512 bytesAdds the file vd10.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 201728 bytesAdds the file vd09.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 204064 bytesAdds the file vd08.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 203616 bytesAdds the file vd07.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 204160 bytesAdds the file vd06.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 204128 bytesAdds the file vd05.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 204320 bytesAdds the file vd04.vdb"="16:21 30/11/12 37504 bytesAdds the file vd03.vdb"="11:49 08/03/12 203808 bytesAdds the file vd02.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 202688 bytesAdds the file vd01.vdb"="15:03 20/12/11 201696 bytesAdds the file rm.vrm"="15:03 28/12/11 67456 bytesIn the existing folder C:\WINDOWS\system32Adds the file vdpro.not"="17:57 10/06/10 1 bytesRegistry===============[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\���̴�������_is1]"DisplayVersion"="'ver 2.0'""NoRepair"="1""NoModify"="1""URLUpdateInfo"="'http://www.vdoctor.co.kr'""HelpLink"="'http://www.vdoctor.co.kr'""URLInfoAbout"="'http://www.vdoctor.co.kr'""Publisher"="'Copyright (C)2012 VDoctorPro All Right Reserved.'""UninstallString"="'C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprou.exe'""DisplayName"="'VDoctor Professional'""Inno Setup: User"="'{username}'""Inno Setup: Icon Group"="'���̴�������'""InstallLocation"="'C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\'""Inno Setup: App Path"="'C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional'""Inno Setup: Setup Version"="'5.0.8'"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VDoctor Professional]"ldate"="'2013.7.3'""eng"="'2012.12.10.1'""RMT"="1""RST"="1""ASH"="1""com"="'vdsite'"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]"VDoctor Professional"="'C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprop.exe'"

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.75.0.1300www.malwarebytes.orgDatabase version: v2013.07.03.04Windows XP Service Pack 3 x86 NTFSInternet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702{username} :: MBAM-D3E8C91ACC [administrator]7/3/2013 1:25:32 PMmbam-log-2013-07-03 (13-25-32).txtScan type: Quick scanScan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUMScan options disabled: P2PObjects scanned: 186575Time elapsed: 43 second(s)Memory Processes Detected: 1C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpro.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> 1768 -> Delete on reboot.Memory Modules Detected: 0(No malicious items detected)Registry Keys Detected: 1HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ºêÀÌ´ÚÅÍÇÁ·Î_is1 (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.Registry Values Detected: 1HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|VDoctor Professional (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Data: C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprop.exe -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.Registry Data Items Detected: 0(No malicious items detected)Folders Detected: 1C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Delete on reboot.Files Detected: 27C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpro.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Delete on reboot.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprop.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Desktop\VDProSetup.exe (Rogue.VDoctorPro) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\rm.vrm (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd01.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd02.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd03.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd04.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd05.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd06.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd07.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd08.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd09.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd10.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd11.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd12.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd13.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vd14.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdnd.vdb (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpro.dat (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdproc.dll (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprol.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpromonitor.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpror.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdpros.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vdprou.exe (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.C:\Program Files\VDoctor Professional\vh.dat (Rogue.VDoctor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.(end)

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