Manual Removal Guide for DriveCleaner 2006

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "DriveCleaner 2006" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• pups

Description:

DriveCleaner 2006 is spread by a trojan horse and pretends to be a registry cleanup utility. If you scan your computer with DriveCleaner 2006 it may display hundreds of threats, which should get fixed by the user. But when you try to fix these problems, you have to purchase a licence.

Supposed Functionality:

Pretends to be a registry cleanup utility

Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Important: There are more desktop links that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

• Entries named "Salestart" and pointing to "*.exe*".
• Entries named "Salestart" and pointing to "*DriveCleaner*".
• Entries named "DriveCleaner 2006 Free" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC2006.exe??min".
• Entries named "udc6cw" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\udc6cw.exe?-c".
• Entries named "DriveCleaner 2006 Free" and pointing to ""<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC2006.exe" /min".
• Entries named "PAS_Check" and pointing to ""<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\udcpas.exe"".
• Entries named "SDR6_Check" and pointing to ""<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\udcsdr.exe"".
• Entries named "UDC6cw" and pointing to ""<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC6cw.exe" -c".

Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.

• Products that have a key or property named "UDC6U_is1".
• Products that have a key or property named "UDC6_is1".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

• The file at "<$APPDATA>\DriveCleaner Free\Logs\update.log".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\AV.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\bnlink.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\ResErrors.log".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\ScanReport.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Schedule.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\sr.log".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\unins000.dat".
• The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\UDC6U_0001_D19M0709\installer.exe".
• The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\UDC6U_0001_D19M0709\size.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Activate.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\AV.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\bnlink.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\lapv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\license.rtf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\manual.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\pv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\readme.rtf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\remnag.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\ResErrors.log".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\ScanReport.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Schedule.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\sr.log".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\support.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\UDC.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\udc6cw.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\UDC6U.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\UDCPChk.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\unins000.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\uninstall.ico".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\up.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\updater.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\vbpv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\AE_CD_Cr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\AReadr4.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\AReadr5.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\ASDSEEpv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\ASPack.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\Babylon.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\BDelphi5.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\CatchUp.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\CBuildr5.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\CCGA.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\CManager.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\CuteFTP4.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\CuteHTML.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\DAcceler.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\DiscJug.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\ECDCreat4.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\Far.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\FFTsks.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\FlashFXP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\FrntPage.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\FrontPEx.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\FtpEXP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\FtpVoya.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\GetRight.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\GoZilla.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\GravMRU.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\H_TxtPad.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\HomeSite.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\HotDogPr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\IconExtr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\iMesh.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\ImgReady3.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\InsShExp.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\JASC_P_P.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\KaZaA.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\LView.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MacDir.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MacDrWea.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MicAng.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MicDes.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MM_CON.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MMUnDisk.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\Morpheus.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MPaint.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MPicPub.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MPImaGal.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MSExplorer.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MSoffice.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MSRegEdit.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MSWMP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\MSWordPad.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\Nero.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\NetShow.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\NTBackup.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\pfilelst.xda".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\PhotShel.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\PHPCoder.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\PowerZIP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\RapidBr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\RealAuPl.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\RealDown.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\SecurCRT.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\SL_BlWin.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\SmartClr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\Sonique.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\StuffIt.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\TelepPro.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\UGifAnim.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\UltraEd.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\UMedStud.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\UPhImpV.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\UPhotoEx.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\UVidStud.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\VNC.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WebFeret.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WebReap.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WinACE.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WinGate.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WinRAR.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WinZIP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\WiseInst.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\wordslst.xda".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\YahooPl.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase\ZipMagic.dat".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\udcwap.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "installdrivecleanerstart_de.exe".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\DriveCleaner 2006 HomePage.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\DriveCleaner 2006 Online Manual.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\DriveCleaner 2006 Online Support.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\DriveCleaner 2006.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Uninstall DriveCleaner 2006.lnk".
• The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\UDC6_0001_D19M2808\installer.exe".
• The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\UDC6_0001_D19M2808\size.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Activate.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\bnlink.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\InstHelp.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\lapv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\license.rtf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\manual.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\pv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\pv.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\readme.rtf".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\ScanReport.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Schedule.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\sr.log".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\support.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC2006.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC2006.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC6.url".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDC6cw.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDCPChk.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDCShell.dll".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UDCShell.xml".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\uninstall.ico".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\UninstallPage.html".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\up.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\updater.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Updater.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\vbpv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\AE_CD_Cr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\AReadr4.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\AReadr5.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\ASDSEEpv.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\ASPack.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\Babylon.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\BDelphi5.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\CatchUp.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\CBuildr5.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\CCGA.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\CManager.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\CuteFTP4.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\CuteHTML.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\DAcceler.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\DiscJug.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\ECDCreat4.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\Far.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\FFTsks.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\FlashFXP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\FrntPage.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\FrontPEx.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\FtpEXP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\FtpVoya.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\GetRight.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\GoZilla.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\GravMRU.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\H_TxtPad.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\HomeSite.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\HotDogPr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\IconExtr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\iMesh.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\ImgReady3.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\InsShExp.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\JASC_P_P.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\KaZaA.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\LView.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MacDir.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MacDrWea.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MicAng.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MicDes.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MM_CON.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MMUnDisk.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\Morpheus.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MPaint.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MPicPub.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MPImaGal.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MSExplorer.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MSoffice.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MSRegEdit.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MSWMP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\MSWordPad.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\Nero.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\NetShow.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\NTBackup.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\pfilelst.xda".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\PhotShel.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\PHPCoder.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\PowerZIP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\RapidBr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\RealAuPl.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\RealDown.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\SecurCRT.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\SL_BlWin.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\SmartClr.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\Sonique.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\StuffIt.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\TelepPro.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\UGifAnim.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\UltraEd.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\UMedStud.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\UPhImpV.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\UPhotoEx.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\UVidStud.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\VNC.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WebFeret.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WebReap.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WinACE.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WinGate.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WinRAR.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WinZIP.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\WiseInst.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\wordslst.xda".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\YahooPl.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase\ZipMagic.dat".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\button.gif".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\button2.gif".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\header.gif".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\logo.gif".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\spacer.gif".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\top_line.gif".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\top1.jpg".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img\top2.jpg".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\udcpas.exe".
• The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\udcsdr.exe".
• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free.lnk".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DriveCleaner 2006 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

• The directory at "<$APPDATA>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\UDC6U_0001_D19M0709".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free\Appbase".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\Application Data\SalesMonitor".
• The directory at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\Application Data\SalesMonitor".
• The directory at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\Application Data\SalesMonitor".
• The directory at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\Application Data\SalesMonitor\Data".
• The directory at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\Application Data\SalesMonitor\Data".
• The directory at "<$PROFILES>\All Users\Application Data\SalesMonitor\Data".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\UDC6_0001_D19M2808".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\Appbase".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free\img".
• The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\DriveCleaner 2006 Free".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DriveCleaner 2006 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.

• Delete the registry key "EIcouohwuMaclouIFMlneogwlcMcnnuIuM" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "InprocServer32" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "DriveCleaner Free" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "DriveCleaner Free" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
• Delete the registry key "DriveCleaner 2006 Free" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "{22024DC7-D190-44ec-9D49-AEE5F244A466}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{7EC618F2-C506-4221-9F56-792B92BF762E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{943B96A4-9BF6-42fe-8D0B-4BCA71C3632F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{C4C4786C-9861-46d2-BB63-AC782AB07046}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{5954B2DB-09A7-4023-847C-107539DC560D}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{4F43B1F3-0CE8-493B-96D2-990CEC05EDBB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "UDCPChk.UDCPChk", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "UDCPChk.UDCPChk.1", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "UDCShell", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "DriveCleaner 2006 Free" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".

If DriveCleaner 2006 uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.