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Friday
2008-11-30, 14:31
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "DuDuAccelerator" 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:

Categories:
adware

Description:
DuDuAccelerator displays popup ads and monitors user's internet activities.
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 "dddspocx.dll".
A file with an unknown location named "dddspocx.inf".
A file with an unknown location named "dddspocx.cab".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DuDuAccelerator 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!

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 "{8135EF31-FE8C-4C6E-A18A-F59944C3A488}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Dddspocx.Spocx", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Dddspocx.Spocx.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{A088BCC7-7E07-424B-B46D-A84C6F5BA3BC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
If DuDuAccelerator 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.