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

Description:
The program pretends to be an anti-spyware program. Same application as SpyShield.
Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\BlockedCookies.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\date.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\DirectoryDefinition.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\ENoSignature.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\ExeDefinition.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\FileDefinition.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\RegistryDefinition.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\Safety.dat".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT\Scan_Log.txt".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover Demo.lnk".
The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover Demo.lnk".
The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover\Readme-Help.lnk".
The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover\RebrandSoftware.com.url".
The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover Demo\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover Demo.lnk".
The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover Demo\Readme-Help.lnk".
The file at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover Demo\RebrandSoftware.com.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge\Ad-PurgeSpywareRemover.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge\help.chm".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge\Localization.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge\Localization.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge\riched32.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge\RunAtStartupTool.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo\Ad-PurgeSpywareRemoverDemo.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo\help.chm".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo\Localization.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo\Localization.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo\riched32.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo\RunAtStartupTool.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Installer\59dfb4.msi".
A file with an unknown location named "RSAd-PurgeDemo.msi".
A file with an unknown location named "RSAd-Purge.msi".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad-PurgeSpywareAndAdwareRemoverPro 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 "<$APPDATA>\AntiSpywareDAT".
The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software".
The directory at "<$STARTMENU>\Programs\Rebrand Software\Ad-Purge Spyware Remover".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\RS Ad-Purge Demo".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad-PurgeSpywareAndAdwareRemoverPro 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 "RebrandSoftware" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If Ad-PurgeSpywareAndAdwareRemoverPro 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.