Friday
2008-11-30, 14:41
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "CoolWWWSearch.Svcinit" 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 "mssys".
Entries named "MsSystem".
Entries named "Online Service".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\svcinit.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\mssys.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\sysini.ini".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\svcpack.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\msin32.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\msin32.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\svchost.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Porn Google.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\UmaxSearch - everything you want!.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\60 pix every hour.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Porn Google.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\UmaxSearch - everything you want!.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Your daily source of porn .url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Your daily source of porn.url".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.Svcinit 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 value "EngineName" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectPlugin\".
If CoolWWWSearch.Svcinit 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).
INI files:
The following .ini file entries may need corrections. You can open this files in Notepad or any other text editor.
Please remove entry "run" from section "windows" in file "<$WINDIR>\win.ini".
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "mssys".
Entries named "MsSystem".
Entries named "Online Service".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\svcinit.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\mssys.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\sysini.ini".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\svcpack.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\msin32.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\msin32.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\userinit.old".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\svchost.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Porn Google.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\UmaxSearch - everything you want!.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\60 pix every hour.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Porn Google.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\UmaxSearch - everything you want!.url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Your daily source of porn .url".
The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Your daily source of porn.url".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.Svcinit uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Delete the registry value "EngineName" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectPlugin\".
If CoolWWWSearch.Svcinit uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
INI files:
The following .ini file entries may need corrections. You can open this files in Notepad or any other text editor.
Please remove entry "run" from section "windows" in file "<$WINDIR>\win.ini".
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.