Friday
2008-11-30, 14:40
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "CoolWWWSearch.008k" 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:
hijacker
Description:
gets installed through security holes and trojans
hooks up to IE and Explorer
also helps other trojans and hijackers to get onto the system
Supposed Functionality:
not stated
Privacy Statement:
none
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 "iefeatsl".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\iefeatsl.dll".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\msiesh.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.008k 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 "{587DBF2D-9145-4c9e-92C2-1F953DA73773}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{587DBF2D-9145-4c9e-92C2-1F953DA73773}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry value "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\".
Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\".
Delete the registry key "{587DBF2D-9145-4c9e-92C2-1F953DA73773}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\".
If CoolWWWSearch.008k 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).
Browser:
The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).
Look for ActiveX software installed from "www.008k.com/partner/inst/".
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:
hijacker
Description:
gets installed through security holes and trojans
hooks up to IE and Explorer
also helps other trojans and hijackers to get onto the system
Supposed Functionality:
not stated
Privacy Statement:
none
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 "iefeatsl".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\iefeatsl.dll".
The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\msiesh.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.008k 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 "{587DBF2D-9145-4c9e-92C2-1F953DA73773}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{587DBF2D-9145-4c9e-92C2-1F953DA73773}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry value "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\".
Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\".
Delete the registry key "{587DBF2D-9145-4c9e-92C2-1F953DA73773}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\".
If CoolWWWSearch.008k 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).
Browser:
The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer).
Look for ActiveX software installed from "www.008k.com/partner/inst/".
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.