Friday
2008-11-30, 14:40
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "CoolWWWSearch.Alfasearch" 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:
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 "Windows Security Assistant".
Entries named "cvchost" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\cvchost.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$COMMONSTARTUP>\MSupdate.exe".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Extreme Sex Pictures.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Picture Mania Tgp.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\True Mature Tgp.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Very Young Pictures.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Cheap travels here.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Family Porn - Forbidden Incest Pics and Videos.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Home loan search.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Horny And Drunk - Best Hardcore Porn.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Incest Hardcore For Free.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\PERFECT SEARCH.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\XXX HQ-PICS ARCHIVE.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Hidden Cams World.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Spy Cam.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Web Cams Chat.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Get This 4 Free.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Hidden Cams World.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\rundll32.vbe".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Best Incest Sex.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Viagra Video!.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\FREE Strip Poker.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\FREE CASINO !.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Credit card debt !.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Phentermine online FREE.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\ Sex Drugs - FREE! .url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\ - Hair loss problems.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\ - TOBACCO.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Incest Sex Sites.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\~VIAGRA VIDEOS !.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\~STRIP POKER.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\ ~ HOME BUSINESS!.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\ Sex Drugs - FREE!.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\YOUNG PRINCESS.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\winsec.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Favoriten\FREE HIDDEN CAMS WORLD.url".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Favoriten\FREE WEB CAMS CHATS.url".
A file with an unknown location named "CVCHOST.EXE".
A file with an unknown location named "YER5750.DLL".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.Alfasearch 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.
Remove "god" from registry value "provider" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL\".
If CoolWWWSearch.Alfasearch 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).
Please check your bookmarks for links to "viewpornkey.com".
Please check your bookmarks for links to "http://your-searcher.com".
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:
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 "Windows Security Assistant".
Entries named "cvchost" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\cvchost.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$COMMONSTARTUP>\MSupdate.exe".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Extreme Sex Pictures.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Picture Mania Tgp.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\True Mature Tgp.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Very Young Pictures.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Cheap travels here.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Family Porn - Forbidden Incest Pics and Videos.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Home loan search.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Horny And Drunk - Best Hardcore Porn.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Incest Hardcore For Free.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\PERFECT SEARCH.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\XXX HQ-PICS ARCHIVE.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Hidden Cams World.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Spy Cam.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Web Cams Chat.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Get This 4 Free.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Hidden Cams World.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\rundll32.vbe".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Best Incest Sex.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Viagra Video!.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\FREE Strip Poker.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\FREE CASINO !.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Free Credit card debt !.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Phentermine online FREE.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\ Sex Drugs - FREE! .url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\ - Hair loss problems.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\ - TOBACCO.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Incest Sex Sites.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\~VIAGRA VIDEOS !.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\~STRIP POKER.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\ ~ HOME BUSINESS!.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\ Sex Drugs - FREE!.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\YOUNG PRINCESS.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\winsec.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Favoriten\FREE HIDDEN CAMS WORLD.url".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Favoriten\FREE WEB CAMS CHATS.url".
A file with an unknown location named "CVCHOST.EXE".
A file with an unknown location named "YER5750.DLL".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.Alfasearch 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.
Remove "god" from registry value "provider" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL\".
If CoolWWWSearch.Alfasearch 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).
Please check your bookmarks for links to "viewpornkey.com".
Please check your bookmarks for links to "http://your-searcher.com".
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.