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Friday
2008-11-29, 14:58
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "CnsMin.ZsMod" 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:

Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

The file at "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\zsmod.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CnsMin.ZsMod 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 "{178DA2CB-5660-42F4-B2E1-2815401C5910}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{1D10645F-A553-426E-9923-C3ABF846EA41}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{95A9BBCA-4EC1-4A9E-91AA-1D9633C38D0E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "ZsMod.AxObj", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "ZsMod.AxObj.1", plus associated values.
If CnsMin.ZsMod 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.