Manual Removal Guide for BDE Projector

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The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "BDE Projector" 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:
  • networked
Description:
According to News.com (http://news.com.com/2100-1023-873181.html), the BDE Software contains technologie that would allow Brilliant Digital to turn every computer with BDE installed into a node of a Brilliant controlled network. Thus Brilliant could use your computer for distributed computing without your knowledge.​
Supposed Functionality:
Plays 3d online files, stealth P2P network​
Links (be careful!):
Website: http://www.brilliantdigital.com/
Product: http://www.brilliantdigital.com/content.asp?ID=437
Privacy: http://www.brilliantdigital.com/content.asp?ID=531​
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "b3dUpdate".
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 "bdeplayer".
Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdedata2.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeload.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeinsta2.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeinstall.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdesecureinstall.cab".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdesecureinstall.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeverify.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeverify.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeinsta25.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdedownloader.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdefdi.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeinsta3.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\bdeinstallman3.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\BDEInstallProgress3.dll".
  • The file at "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\bdeinstallman.inf".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If BDE Projector 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!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\Brilliant".
  • The directory at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\BDECache".
  • The directory at "<$WINDIR>\BDE".
  • The directory at "<$WINDIR>\bdeuninstall".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If BDE Projector 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 "b3ds_auto_file" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
  • Delete the registry key "b3d_auto_file" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
  • Delete the registry key "b3dini_auto_file" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
  • Delete the registry key "Brilliant Digital Entertainment" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key "Brilliant Digital Entertainment" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
  • Delete the registry key ".b3d" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
  • Delete the registry key ".b3dini" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
  • Delete the registry key ".b3ds" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\".
  • Delete the registry key "BDEsecureinstall.exe" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\".
  • Delete the registry key "BDEViewer.exe" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\".
  • Delete the registry key "{7DAB5F7A-8C49-4538-A1C2-78D81FDF3F9B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
  • Delete the registry key "installman.EXE" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
  • Delete the registry key "ZUpdate" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BDEPLAYER.BDEPlayerCtrl", plus associated values.
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BDESmartInstaller.BDESmartInstaller", plus associated values.
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BDESmartInstaller25.BDESmartInstaller25", plus associated values.
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BDEInstallMan3.BDEInstallMan3", plus associated values.
  • A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BDESmartInstaller3.BDESmartInstaller3", plus associated values.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ that has "BDEPlayer Control" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ that has "BDESmartInstaller25 Class" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ that has "BDESmartInstaller Class" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Typelibs\ that has "bdeplay 1.0 Type Library" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Typelibs\ that has "BDEInstallerComponent 1.0 Type Library" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "IBDESmartInstaller" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "_IATLPlayerEvents" as its default value data.
  • A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "IATLPlayer" as its default value data.
  • Delete the registry key "{8721F16D-CBF8-4CE5-B924-18D64E12E77E}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\".
  • References to the file "bdedownloader.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
  • References to the file "bdefdi.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
  • References to the file "bdeinsta2.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
  • References to the file "bdeinsta3.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
  • References to the file "bdeinstallman3.exe" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
  • References to the file "BDEInstallProgress3.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
  • References to the file "bdedownloader.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
  • References to the file "bdeinsta2.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
  • References to the file "bdeinsta3.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
  • References to the file "bdeinstallman3.exe" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
  • References to the file "BDEInstallProgress3.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
  • Delete the registry key "{5AAA506A-CEB1-441A-9F05-43FAE6B8A495}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
  • Delete the registry key "{8721F16D-CBF8-4CE5-B924-18D64E12E77E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
  • Delete the registry key "{817B054A-DE21-44E2-B2D5-B7BDD3F26A42}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
  • Delete the registry key "{BAF2D92F-B610-4BA1-86D0-464D26DDCA69}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
  • Delete the registry key "{F2AC7A7B-DFFE-4036-8561-54C88EFE544A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
  • Delete the registry key "{5FBF618A-82CC-4E96-BC3D-C91C48E94B3E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
  • Delete the registry key "{74CDA0EC-917B-4330-9702-6D4796D2D5EF}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If BDE Projector 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.
 
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