Friday
2008-11-30, 14:32
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Zango.Seekmo" 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:
Seekmo Toolbar and Search Assistant are almost identical to Zango Toolbar and Search Assistant. It also gets installed to provide access to media in exchange for contextual advertising. Media is not always exclusively provided by Zango, thus there may be no need to install the software since the content can be acquired elsewhere. Installation messages shown by Zango/Seekmo can be misinterpreted. Distribution of Seekmo is also questionable , there appear to be suspicious affiliates/distributors.
Supposed Functionality:
Seekmo Toolbar and Search Assistant deliver contextual advertising.
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 "Setup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zango.Seekmo 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 "uyzxhyal" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If Zango.Seekmo 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:
Seekmo Toolbar and Search Assistant are almost identical to Zango Toolbar and Search Assistant. It also gets installed to provide access to media in exchange for contextual advertising. Media is not always exclusively provided by Zango, thus there may be no need to install the software since the content can be acquired elsewhere. Installation messages shown by Zango/Seekmo can be misinterpreted. Distribution of Seekmo is also questionable , there appear to be suspicious affiliates/distributors.
Supposed Functionality:
Seekmo Toolbar and Search Assistant deliver contextual advertising.
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 "Setup.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zango.Seekmo 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 "uyzxhyal" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If Zango.Seekmo 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.