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2008-11-28, 17:35
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "AdWarePro" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
When it is installed AdwarePro detects a lot of entries which are false positives. When the user wants to fix these problems he has to buy a license.
Removal Instructions:
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 (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "AdWare Pro".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\AdWare Pro\AdWare Pro.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\AdWare Pro\Uninstall.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\adwarepro.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\bt-uninst.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\config.cfg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\db.ref".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\Help.htm".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\log.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\restart.bat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\SkinX.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\sleep.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\filelist.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image001.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image002.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image003.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image004.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image005.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image006.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image007.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image008.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image009.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image010.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image011.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image012.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image013.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image014.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image015.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image016.jpg".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\AdWare Pro.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdWarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AdWare Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdWarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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 "{16542423-5DAD-422C-87A5-629C5BA9B069}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{35AEA244-9499-4764-A7BD-F7EFB2E1D105}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If AdWarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
malware
Description:
When it is installed AdwarePro detects a lot of entries which are false positives. When the user wants to fix these problems he has to buy a license.
Removal Instructions:
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 (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "AdWare Pro".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\AdWare Pro\AdWare Pro.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\AdWare Pro\Uninstall.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\adwarepro.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\bt-uninst.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\config.cfg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\db.ref".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\Help.htm".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\log.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\restart.bat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\SkinX.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\sleep.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\filelist.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image001.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image002.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image003.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image004.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image005.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image006.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image007.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image008.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image009.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image010.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image011.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image012.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image013.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image014.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image015.png".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files\image016.jpg".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\AdWare Pro.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdWarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\AdWare Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\AdWare Pro\help_files".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdWarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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 "{16542423-5DAD-422C-87A5-629C5BA9B069}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{35AEA244-9499-4764-A7BD-F7EFB2E1D105}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If AdWarePro uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.