Friday
2008-11-30, 14:32
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Zango.WeatherDPA" 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 weather toolbar installs without proper user consent along other Zango products. Like all Zango applications advertising is shown by Zango.WeatherDPA.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be a weather toolbar
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\log.txt".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherStartup.xml".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\Weather_XML\Default".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\Weather_XML\General".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\ACItems".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Links".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\WeatherPreferences".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\Display".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\Loading".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\screen2".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\Version".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpamBlockerUtility\bin\10.0.327.0\Weather.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zango.WeatherDPA 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 "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\Weather_XML".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zango.WeatherDPA 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 "{9473559B-50FC-4A8A-829B-E152E8D6A307}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{AF55160D-CDE1-4A8B-8001-66DA06BEE740}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{A56FE01C-77C4-4F5E-8198-E4B72207890A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WeatherDPA.WeatherController", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WeatherDPA.WeatherController.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry value "WeatherDPA" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run".
If Zango.WeatherDPA 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 weather toolbar installs without proper user consent along other Zango products. Like all Zango applications advertising is shown by Zango.WeatherDPA.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be a weather toolbar
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\log.txt".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherStartup.xml".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\Weather_XML\Default".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\Weather_XML\General".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\ACItems".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Links".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\WeatherPreferences".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\Display".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\Loading".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\screen2".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML\Version".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SpamBlockerUtility\bin\10.0.327.0\Weather.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zango.WeatherDPA uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\Weather_XML".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\WeatherDPA\Weather\WeatherDPA\Weather_XML".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Zango.WeatherDPA 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 "{9473559B-50FC-4A8A-829B-E152E8D6A307}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{AF55160D-CDE1-4A8B-8001-66DA06BEE740}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{A56FE01C-77C4-4F5E-8198-E4B72207890A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WeatherDPA.WeatherController", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WeatherDPA.WeatherController.1", plus associated values.
Delete the registry value "WeatherDPA" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run".
If Zango.WeatherDPA 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.