Friday
2008-11-28, 18:35
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "FlashDollars.RegistryRepair" 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 vendor hides behind domains by proxy (an anonymous domain registration service) for all of his domains. This registry repair may find non harmful items and will flag them as threats to urge the user to purchase the software since it can only clean the computer once purchased. But since the vendor does not properly disclaim himself this software is made for fraudulent purposes only. Other software from this vendor is identical.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be a registry repair tool
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 "RegistryRepair" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\RegistryRepair.exe /scanstartup".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "Registry Repair".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair\Registry Repair.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair\Uninstall.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair\Website.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\log.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\Registry Repair.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\registryrepair.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\RegistryRepair.ini".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\RegistryRepair.manifest".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\uninst.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Registry Repair.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If FlashDollars.RegistryRepair uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\Logs".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\Sound".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If FlashDollars.RegistryRepair 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 "RegistryRepair.exe" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\".
Delete the registry key "RegistryRepair" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If FlashDollars.RegistryRepair 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 vendor hides behind domains by proxy (an anonymous domain registration service) for all of his domains. This registry repair may find non harmful items and will flag them as threats to urge the user to purchase the software since it can only clean the computer once purchased. But since the vendor does not properly disclaim himself this software is made for fraudulent purposes only. Other software from this vendor is identical.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be a registry repair tool
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 "RegistryRepair" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\RegistryRepair.exe /scanstartup".
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 "Registry Repair".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair\Registry Repair.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair\Uninstall.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair\Website.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\log.txt".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\Registry Repair.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\registryrepair.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\RegistryRepair.ini".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\RegistryRepair.manifest".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\uninst.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Registry Repair.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If FlashDollars.RegistryRepair 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\Registry Repair".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\Logs".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Registry Repair\Sound".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If FlashDollars.RegistryRepair 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 "RegistryRepair.exe" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\".
Delete the registry key "RegistryRepair" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If FlashDollars.RegistryRepair 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.