Friday
2008-11-28, 17:42
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover" 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:
KazaapAdware&SpywareRemover finds threats where there are none. It is a typical rogue antispy program which forces the user to register and buy the full version/the fix of the not existing threats.
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 "Kazaap.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\kazaap.exe".
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Items named "Kazaap.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\kazaap.exe".
Items named "Secure Update.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\update.exe".
Items named "Uninstall Kazaap.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\uninst.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 "Kazaap Adware & Spyware Remover".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\kazaap.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\uninst.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\update.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\DB\pests.dtx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\Resources\Updates\index.dat".
A file with an unknown location named "setup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Kazaap".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\DB".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\Resources".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\Resources\Updates".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover 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 "Kazaap" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Kazaap" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover 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:
KazaapAdware&SpywareRemover finds threats where there are none. It is a typical rogue antispy program which forces the user to register and buy the full version/the fix of the not existing threats.
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 "Kazaap.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\kazaap.exe".
Start Menu:
Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Items named "Kazaap.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\kazaap.exe".
Items named "Secure Update.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\update.exe".
Items named "Uninstall Kazaap.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\uninst.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 "Kazaap Adware & Spyware Remover".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\kazaap.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\uninst.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\update.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\DB\pests.dtx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\Resources\Updates\index.dat".
A file with an unknown location named "setup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Kazaap".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\DB".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\Resources".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Kazaap\Resources\Updates".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover 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 "Kazaap" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Kazaap" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If KazaapAdwareAndSpywareRemover 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.