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2008-11-28, 18:18
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "AdDestination" 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:
adware

Description:
AdDestination installs itself as a Browser Helper Object for the Internet Explorer. When launched, the IE connects so several adware sites and creates unwanted advertisement popups and cookies.
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

Entries named "frawbgzdxlwn".
Entries named "huzdbfmxgw".

Files:

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

The file at "<$SYSDIR>\<$REGMATCH1>.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\<$REGMATCH1>.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdDestination 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.

Registry:

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

Delete the registry key "{89a7f743-e704-1b7f-0de3-ece88aa605e0}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{89a7f743-e704-1b7f-0de3-ece88aa605e0}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry value "{89a7f743-e704-1b7f-0de3-ece88aa605e0}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellExecuteHooks\".
Remove "<regexpr><$SYSDIR>\\(\S )\.dll" from registry value "" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{38BD5E85-228C-4D05-A93D-CFB545020076}\InprocServer32\".
Delete the registry key "{6e3c0e00-d8f0-7cea-57ef-a52ef7c2c8b1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{6e3c0e00-d8f0-7cea-57ef-a52ef7c2c8b1}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry value "{6e3c0e00-d8f0-7cea-57ef-a52ef7c2c8b1}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellExecuteHooks\".
Remove "<regexpr><$SYSDIR>\\(\S )\.dll" from registry value "" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1B8CF0ED-EFCF-4D73-8A23-7522C59B0D23}\InprocServer32\".
If AdDestination 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).

Browser:

The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).

Please remove Browser Helpers named "innbanner browser enhancer".
Please remove Browser Helpers named "innbanner browser enhancer".

There are more browser plugins or items 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.

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.