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Friday
2008-11-28, 18:44
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "NousTech.UFixer" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
malware

Description:
NousTech.UFixer gets downloaded by adware. It claims to be a PC cleaning tool. When the user starts a scan, it finds some harmless cookies declared as high risk security problems in order to scare people. If the user wants to get these problems fixed by UCleaner he has to purchase a license.
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 "UltimateFixer 2007.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.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 "Register UltimateFixer 2007.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.exe".
Items named "Start UltimateFixer 2007.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.exe".
Items named "Uninstall UltimateFixer 2007.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\Uninstall.exe".

Quicklaunch area:

Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

Quicklaunch symbols named "Start UltimateFixer 2007.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.exe".

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 "Ultimate Fixer" and pointing to "*<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.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 "Ultimate Fixer".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

The file at "<$APPDATA>\Ultimate Fixer\settings.dat".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\program.info".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\ufixer.pkg".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.db".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\UltimateFixer.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer\Uninstall.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If NousTech.UFixer 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 "<$COMMONPROGRAMS>\UltimateFixer 2007".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Ultimate Fixer".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Ultimate Fixer\backup".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Ultimate Fixer\logs".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Ultimate Fixer".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If NousTech.UFixer 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 "Ultimate Fixer" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Ultimate Fixer" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If NousTech.UFixer 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.