Friday
2008-11-30, 00:02
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "StealthWebpageRecorder" 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:
Removal Instructions:
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 "Stealth Web Page Recorder 1.0".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\download.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\options.bin".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\readme.html".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\web.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\WebPageRecorder.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "inst_swpr.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If StealthWebpageRecorder 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\Stealth Web Page Recorder".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR".
The directory at "c:\Program Files\SWPR".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\data".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If StealthWebpageRecorder 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 "{1E1B2879-88FA-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTx\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SWL.IE", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SWL.IE.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{1E1B286C-88FA-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "Stealth Web Page Recorder" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Blazing Tools\".
If StealthWebpageRecorder 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:
Removal Instructions:
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 "Stealth Web Page Recorder 1.0".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\download.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\options.bin".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\readme.html".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\web.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\WebPageRecorder.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "inst_swpr.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If StealthWebpageRecorder uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Stealth Web Page Recorder".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR".
The directory at "c:\Program Files\SWPR".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SWPR\data".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If StealthWebpageRecorder 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 "{1E1B2879-88FA-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTx\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SWL.IE", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SWL.IE.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{1E1B286C-88FA-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "Stealth Web Page Recorder" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Blazing Tools\".
If StealthWebpageRecorder 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.