PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry

Short bio

PerfectRegistry GUI

GUI of PerfectRegistry

 
                                                          

                                                        

                                
Symptoms

                                
Scheduled Tasks
 Scheduled Tasks for PerferctRegistry
PerfectRegistry icon
 icons PerfectRegistry
listed software
 PerfectRegistry entry in list of installed Programs
 
                                                          

                                                        

                                
Type and source of infection

                                
perfectregistry website
 Raxco website advertising PerfectRegistry
 
                                                          

                                                        

                                
Protection

                                
PerfectRegistry protection
 Malwarebytes blocks the PerfectRegsitry installer
 
                                                          

                                                        

                                
Remediation

                                
Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted application without further user interaction.

    
 	
  1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
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  2. Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
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  3. When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
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  4. Click on the Get started button.
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  5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
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  6. Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
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  7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.
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Malwarebytes removal log

                                
The Malwarebytes removal log will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes log:

Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com
-Log Details-
Scan Date: 2/14/18
Scan Time: 9:19 AM
Log File: c47a3d42-115f-11e8-9439-080027750297.json
Administrator: Yes
-Software Information-
Version: 3.3.1.2183
Components Version: 1.0.262
Update Package Version: 1.0.3948
License: Premium
-System Information-
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: {computername}\{username}
-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 242410
Threats Detected: 62
Threats Quarantined: 61
Time Elapsed: 2 min, 24 sec
-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Disabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Detect
PUM: Detect
-Scan Details-
Process: 1
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
Module: 4
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\isxdl.dll, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\RegCleanPro.dll, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\xmllite.dll, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
Registry Key: 12
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PerfectRegistry, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{20E5E4B6-666E-4527-A04A-824F3CC589A2}, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{20E5E4B6-666E-4527-A04A-824F3CC589A2}, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{099B320F-06C7-477E-B862-1C05011E2A85}, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\PLAIN\{099B320F-06C7-477E-B862-1C05011E2A85}, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{D1A5B052-CF3A-4C42-B8E4-EE4211AE6A5A}, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\PLAIN\{D1A5B052-CF3A-4C42-B8E4-EE4211AE6A5A}, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\PerfectRegistry_is1, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKCU\SOFTWARE\RAXCO\PerfectRegistry, Quarantined, [1013], [395667],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\RAXCO\PerfectRegistry, Quarantined, [1013], [396319],1.0.3948
Registry Value: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folder: 3
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\RAXCO\PERFECTREGISTRY, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\RAXCO\PERFECTREGISTRY, Quarantined, [1013], [395662],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\RAXCO\PERFECTREGISTRY, Removal Failed, [1013], [396318],1.0.3948
File: 42
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\USERS\PUBLIC\DESKTOP\PERFECTREGISTRY.LNK, Quarantined, [1013], [395663],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\WINDOWS\TASKS\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT.job, Quarantined, [1013], [395665],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\WINDOWS\TASKS\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES.job, Quarantined, [1013], [395665],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.SysTweak, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ROBOOT64.EXE, Quarantined, [217], [395666],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PerfectRegistry, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES, Quarantined, [1013], [395664],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Chinese_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\CleanSchedule.exe, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Danish_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Dutch_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\eng_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Finnish_rcp_fi.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\French_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\German_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\greek_rcp_el.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\install_left_image.bmp, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\isxdl.dll, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Italian_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Japanese_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\korean_rcp_ko.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Norwegian_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\polish_rcp_pl.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\portugese_rcp_pt.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Portuguese_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PRUninstall.exe, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\RegCleanPro.dll, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\russian_rcp_ru.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Spanish_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Swedish_rcp.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\TraditionalCn_rcp_zh-tw.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\turkish_rcp_tr.ini, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\unins000.dat, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\unins000.exe, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\unins000.msg, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\xmllite.dll, Quarantined, [1013], [395661],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.lnk, Quarantined, [1013], [395662],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\Uninstall PerfectRegistry.lnk, Quarantined, [1013], [395662],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\log_02-14-2018.log, Quarantined, [1013], [396318],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\results.rcp, Quarantined, [1013], [396318],1.0.3948
PUP.Optional.PerfectRegistry, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\PRSETUP.EXE, Quarantined, [1013], [395680],1.0.3948
Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)

(end)

 
                                                          

                                                        

                                
Add an exclusion

                                
Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.

    
 	
  • Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
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  • Click the Detection History
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  • Click the Allow List
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  • To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
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  • Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
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  • Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.
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If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.
 
                                                          

                                                        

                                
Traces/IOCs

                                
Possible entries in a FRST log
(Raxco Software, Inc.) C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe
 C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PerfectRegistry
 C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES
 C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT
 C:\Users\Public\Desktop\PerfectRegistry.lnk
 C:\Windows\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES.job
 C:\Windows\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT.job
 C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Raxco
 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Raxco
 C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco
 (Raxco Software, Inc) C:\Windows\system32\roboot64.exe
PerfectRegistry (HKLM-x32\...\PerfectRegistry_is1) (Version: 2.0 - Raxco Software Inc)
Task: {099B320F-06C7-477E-B862-1C05011E2A85} - System32\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT => C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe [2015-07-16] (Raxco Software, Inc.)
Task: {20E5E4B6-666E-4527-A04A-824F3CC589A2} - System32\Tasks\PerfectRegistry => C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe [2015-07-16] (Raxco Software, Inc.)
Task: {D1A5B052-CF3A-4C42-B8E4-EE4211AE6A5A} - System32\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES => C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe [2015-07-16] (Raxco Software, Inc.)
Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_DEFAULT.job => C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe
Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\PerfectRegistry_UPDATES.job => C:\Program Files (x86)\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe
Files: PerfectRegistry.exe, roboot64.exe
Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Raxco\PerfectRegistry
Domain: raxco.com
 
                                                          

                                                    

                        

                            
                            

                                
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