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Friday
2008-11-28, 18:20
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Adware.ZioCom.B" 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:
This malware copies itself with a random name to a random subfolder of the systemdirectory, adds itself to systemstart and is registered as a service. this way it is very hard to remove and automatically starts with the pc.
it is not possible to normally shut down this malware since it is running as a service. also removal requires a reboot to windows safe mode and run spybot.

ZioCom also starts the InternetExplorer in background and will load updates of itself when required.

Supposed Functionality:
not stated
Privacy Statement:
not stated
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Important: There are more autorun entries 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.

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 "{4F401356-580E-7855-CBE9-5B44A84FD571}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{F2D3E8BD-4E2C-55BF-61C8-6829F716B181}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{5A3E094D-AF21-A56B-CA1E-9275E10BE327}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{E14A9D9A-1880-9229-DB99-5F82C59194AF}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
If Adware.ZioCom.B 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.