Categories:Adware,BHO,Popups
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\bundles.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\bundles53.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\STC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\2ndsrch.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\stcloader.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\winupdt.001
[%SYSTEM%]\winupdt.bin
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\2504040824.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\32wu54rd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-cvuacy.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-vmk1.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-vwqouc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\CSV5P070.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\ezStub.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\log.bak.txt
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\optimize.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_14725.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_14765.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_17299.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\trafficvenue1.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\TVM_B5.EXE
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\Tvm_b5_269.exeIn order to ensure that the 2nd Thought is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the 2nd Thought adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\bundles.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\bundles53.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\STC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\stcloader.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\2504040824.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\32wu54rd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-cvuacy.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-vmk1.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-vwqouc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\CSV5P070.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\ezStub.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\optimize.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_14725.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_14765.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_17299.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\trafficvenue1.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\Tvm_b5_269.exe
Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
Detecting 2nd Thought:
Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\bundles.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\bundles53.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC\STC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\2ndsrch.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\stcloader.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\winupdt.001
[%SYSTEM%]\winupdt.bin
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\2504040824.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\32wu54rd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-cvuacy.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-vmk1.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\bs5-vwqouc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\CSV5P070.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\ezStub.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\log.bak.txt
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\optimize.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_14725.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_14765.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\setup_silent_17299.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\trafficvenue1.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\TVM_B5.EXE
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles\Tvm_b5_269.exe
Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\STC
[%WINDOWS%]\bundles
Registry Keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AUN
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bundles
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\STC
Removing 2nd Thought:
An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from 2nd Thought.
If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove 2nd Thought manually.
To completely manually remove 2nd Thought malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with 2nd Thought.
- Use Task Manager to terminate the 2nd Thought process.
- Delete the original 2nd Thought file and folders.
- Delete the system registry key parameters
- Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.
We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.
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from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).
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