Friday
2008-11-30, 14:31
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "91Cast" 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:
adware
Description:
This application is responsible for popup windows (from www.itunion.com). There is no lincense agreement shown, while installing, just a hint that 0.9 will be installed. This is not shown when installed by Win32.Agent.se.
Supposed Functionality:
n.a.
Privacy Statement:
n.a.
Removal Instructions:
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 "91cast" and pointing to "".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$WINDIR>\cast.config".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\castxml.dat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\KB910436.log".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wbauninstall.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\svchost.dll".
A file with an unknown location named "setup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If 91Cast 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 "{CAC068F3-A608-406B-8581-458788A67694}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{ECB449B4-6B1C-4C8A-871A-4A86F756CD84}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "91cast" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "{CAC068F3-A608-406B-8581-458788A67694}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\".
Delete the registry key "{6671A431-5C3D-463D-A7CF-5587F9B7E191}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\".
Delete the registry key "{CAC068F3-A608-406B-8581-458788A67694}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "IeLunch.Webacc", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{B25E511B-2A57-41B1-B7AC-53E76E20D11C}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If 91Cast 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:
adware
Description:
This application is responsible for popup windows (from www.itunion.com). There is no lincense agreement shown, while installing, just a hint that 0.9 will be installed. This is not shown when installed by Win32.Agent.se.
Supposed Functionality:
n.a.
Privacy Statement:
n.a.
Removal Instructions:
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 "91cast" and pointing to "".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$WINDIR>\cast.config".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\castxml.dat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\KB910436.log".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wbauninstall.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\svchost.dll".
A file with an unknown location named "setup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If 91Cast 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 "{CAC068F3-A608-406B-8581-458788A67694}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{ECB449B4-6B1C-4C8A-871A-4A86F756CD84}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "91cast" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "{CAC068F3-A608-406B-8581-458788A67694}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\".
Delete the registry key "{6671A431-5C3D-463D-A7CF-5587F9B7E191}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\".
Delete the registry key "{CAC068F3-A608-406B-8581-458788A67694}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "IeLunch.Webacc", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{B25E511B-2A57-41B1-B7AC-53E76E20D11C}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If 91Cast 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.