Friday
2008-11-28, 18:05
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "WebQuick" 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:
WebQuick copies itself into the system directory and install a BHO without permission. Forces Windows to restart.
Removal Instructions:
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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{112AB43D-32C4-3B21-53BA-13A46743BC34}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{872ED12E-C4C2-42BB-833A-9B237F275CB3}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{8343D20F-134A-C418-2B2D-1242E31B0E48}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8FA8D20F-55CA-4263-6C4B-438E61C10EB5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8E28DE0A-6A2E-4CB8-BBF0-BD131DC1A3B4}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{8E98DE0A-6C2E-4CE8-BAF0-CD181DC0A3A3}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WebQuick.webq", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WebQuick.webq.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{112AB43D-32C4-3B21-53BA-13A46743BC34}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{872ED12E-C4C2-42BB-833A-9B237F275CB3}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry value "Dvalxy" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\".
Delete the registry value "MediaD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\".
If WebQuick 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:
WebQuick copies itself into the system directory and install a BHO without permission. Forces Windows to restart.
Removal Instructions:
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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry key "{112AB43D-32C4-3B21-53BA-13A46743BC34}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{872ED12E-C4C2-42BB-833A-9B237F275CB3}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{8343D20F-134A-C418-2B2D-1242E31B0E48}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8FA8D20F-55CA-4263-6C4B-438E61C10EB5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8E28DE0A-6A2E-4CB8-BBF0-BD131DC1A3B4}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{8E98DE0A-6C2E-4CE8-BAF0-CD181DC0A3A3}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WebQuick.webq", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WebQuick.webq.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{112AB43D-32C4-3B21-53BA-13A46743BC34}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{872ED12E-C4C2-42BB-833A-9B237F275CB3}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry value "Dvalxy" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\".
Delete the registry value "MediaD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\".
If WebQuick 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.