VX2

Since Schadenfroh's generously contributed article MiniRoundup of Mini-AntiMalware Tools, Antisource.com has received a lot of hits for the keyword vx2 malware. Because so many people are looking for ways to remove this, I thought it would be a good idea to tell you something about it.

I asked Schadenfroh what he knew about VX2, and here is what he had to say:

I have seen it in action at school. To play it safe, I always install the VX2 plugin for ad-aware with any installation of adaware. Its symptoms are like that of many others, wierd pop ups, hijacking, the usual stuff, it is just very hard to get rid of. If it keeps up it might rival Coolwebsearch. I do not believe it has nearly as many variants as CWS, but it is certainly very harmful and embeds itself pretty deeply.

Here are some links that could help:
DirectMedia, BetterInternet, VX2 Exposed
PestPatrol: VX2

Here is what I have learned so far about VX2:

• It is a IE Browser Helper Object (BHO)
• Also known as Blackstone Data Transponder, NetPal, Sputnik, RespondMiter, Clean Get-Away, MSView, My PanicButton, SiteHelper
• It's main file name is "IEHelper.DLL" or "VX2.dll"