Friday
2008-11-28, 17:58
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "RealDownloadExpress" 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:
This download manager collects and circulates information about the surfing and downloading habits of the user. It does also send the user's IP address with this information.
Supposed Functionality:
RealDownloadExpress is a download manager.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "RdxIE.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If RealDownloadExpress 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!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{34805D32-AD89-469E-8503-A56 66AEE4333}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "RealDownloadExpress.IE", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "RealDownloadExpress.IE.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{FDF5CDE5-17A6-40B3-A544-A8527AE8B243}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If RealDownloadExpress 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:
This download manager collects and circulates information about the surfing and downloading habits of the user. It does also send the user's IP address with this information.
Supposed Functionality:
RealDownloadExpress is a download manager.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "RdxIE.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If RealDownloadExpress 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!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{34805D32-AD89-469E-8503-A56 66AEE4333}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "RealDownloadExpress.IE", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "RealDownloadExpress.IE.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{FDF5CDE5-17A6-40B3-A544-A8527AE8B243}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If RealDownloadExpress 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.