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2008-11-28, 17:34
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser" 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:
After installation, the program tries to connect to a remote server in order to pass information about the user and his/her system or to download more adware/spyware.
Removal Instructions:
Desktop:
Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Shortcuts named "PCSkins - Skins Browser.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\SkinBrowser.exe".
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Items named "PCSkins - Skins Browser.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\SkinBrowser.exe".
Items named "Uninstall PCSkins.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\INSTALL.LOG".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "PCSkins" and pointing to "*\PCSKIN*\Skinbrowser.exe*".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "PCSkins - Skins Browser".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\AcsProxy.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\AcsProxy.lib".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\bg.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\INSTALL.LOG".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\SkinBrowser.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\update.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\LongTimer.ocx".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\PCSkins - Skins Browser".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser 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 "E-Ventures N.V." at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "{98A8315E-667A-11D5-87A3-BB213C32B44B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{98A8315D-667A-11D5-87A3-BB213C32B44B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{98A8315F-667A-11D5-87A3-BB213C32B44B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "LngTmr.LongTimer", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "psupdate", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{17ED04B9-6C71-11D4-87A3-DAA6B6B40E8F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser 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:
After installation, the program tries to connect to a remote server in order to pass information about the user and his/her system or to download more adware/spyware.
Removal Instructions:
Desktop:
Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Shortcuts named "PCSkins - Skins Browser.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\SkinBrowser.exe".
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Items named "PCSkins - Skins Browser.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\SkinBrowser.exe".
Items named "Uninstall PCSkins.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\INSTALL.LOG".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "PCSkins" and pointing to "*\PCSKIN*\Skinbrowser.exe*".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "PCSkins - Skins Browser".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\AcsProxy.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\AcsProxy.lib".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\bg.jpg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\INSTALL.LOG".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\SkinBrowser.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser\update.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\LongTimer.ocx".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\PCSkins - Skins Browser".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PCSkins - Skins Browser".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser 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 "E-Ventures N.V." at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "{98A8315E-667A-11D5-87A3-BB213C32B44B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{98A8315D-667A-11D5-87A3-BB213C32B44B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{98A8315F-667A-11D5-87A3-BB213C32B44B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "LngTmr.LongTimer", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "psupdate", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{17ED04B9-6C71-11D4-87A3-DAA6B6B40E8F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If E-Ventures N.V.PCSkinsBrowser 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.