Friday
2008-11-28, 18:32
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "DiaRemover" 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:
The program claims to be an antispyware solution. After a scan a popup appears and says that the computer is infected with spyware, even when the scan finds nothing. DiaRemover seems to be the same fraud application as SpywareSheriff.
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 "DiaRemover" and pointing to "*\DiaRemover.exe".
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 "DiaRemover".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\DiaRemover\DiaRemover.lnk".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\DiaRemover.lnk".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\base.avd".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\base001.avd".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\Diaremover.dvm".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\found.wav".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\heur000.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\heur001.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\heur002.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\IESecurity.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\notfound.wav".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\ProcMon.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\removed.wav".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\DiaRemover.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DiaRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\DiaRemover".
The directory at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DiaRemover 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 "DiaRemover" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If DiaRemover 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:
The program claims to be an antispyware solution. After a scan a popup appears and says that the computer is infected with spyware, even when the scan finds nothing. DiaRemover seems to be the same fraud application as SpywareSheriff.
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 "DiaRemover" and pointing to "*\DiaRemover.exe".
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 "DiaRemover".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\DiaRemover\DiaRemover.lnk".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\DiaRemover.lnk".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\base.avd".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\base001.avd".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\Diaremover.dvm".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\found.wav".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\heur000.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\heur001.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\heur002.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\IESecurity.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\notfound.wav".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\ProcMon.dll".
The file at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover\removed.wav".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\DiaRemover.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DiaRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\DiaRemover".
The directory at "c:\Program Files\Diaremover".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DiaRemover 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 "DiaRemover" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If DiaRemover 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.