Friday
2008-11-28, 18:39
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "GAIN.DashBar" 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:
Removal Instructions:
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.
Groups named "DashBar".
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 "{4A840E1E-2BA8-47de-923E-0E00407EB530}".
Products that have a key or property named "DashBar_GAIN".
Products that have a key or property named "MagicWaterfall_GAIN".
Products that have a key or property named "DashBar".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$WINDIR>\GatorGainInstaller.log".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\DashBar15.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\DashBarSetup.log".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\DashbarWebsite.URL".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\sstreg.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If GAIN.DashBar uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\GAIN Publishing".
The directory at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\fsg_tmp".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If GAIN.DashBar uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "hnjjalpl", plus associated values.
References to the file "/HDPlugin????.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
Delete the registry key "tjnrtd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
References to the file "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\CONFLICT.1\HDPlugin????.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
References to the file "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\HDPlugin????.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "DashBarToolbar.SearchScoutBandObj", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{CC90CDA0-74A0-45b4-80EF-D89CA8C249B8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{A2BA5E71-5BE3-4007-AC48-157823FB63FB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8642D0F2-37CC-46B7-AA5B-399E6E68C626}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry value "{CC90CDA0-74A0-45b4-80EF-D89CA8C249B8}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\".
If GAIN.DashBar 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:
Removal Instructions:
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.
Groups named "DashBar".
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 "{4A840E1E-2BA8-47de-923E-0E00407EB530}".
Products that have a key or property named "DashBar_GAIN".
Products that have a key or property named "MagicWaterfall_GAIN".
Products that have a key or property named "DashBar".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$WINDIR>\GatorGainInstaller.log".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\DashBar15.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\DashBarSetup.log".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\DashbarWebsite.URL".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DashBar\sstreg.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If GAIN.DashBar 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 "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\GAIN Publishing".
The directory at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\fsg_tmp".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If GAIN.DashBar 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.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "hnjjalpl", plus associated values.
References to the file "/HDPlugin????.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
Delete the registry key "tjnrtd" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
References to the file "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\CONFLICT.1\HDPlugin????.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
References to the file "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\HDPlugin????.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "DashBarToolbar.SearchScoutBandObj", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{CC90CDA0-74A0-45b4-80EF-D89CA8C249B8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{A2BA5E71-5BE3-4007-AC48-157823FB63FB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8642D0F2-37CC-46B7-AA5B-399E6E68C626}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry value "{CC90CDA0-74A0-45b4-80EF-D89CA8C249B8}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\".
If GAIN.DashBar 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.