Friday
2008-11-30, 14:42
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "DatingSearch" 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 pointing to "COMMAND.COM /C echo REGEDIT4>C:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "command.com /c echo [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "command.com /c echo "Start Page"="http://www.dating-search.net/cgi-bin/vf/vf.cgi">>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /C echo REGEDIT4>C:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "command.com /c echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /c echo [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /c echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /c echo "Start Page"="http://www.dating-search.net/cgi-bin/vf/vf.cgi">>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "regedit.exe /s c:\temp.386".
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 "dating-search.net".
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 pointing to "COMMAND.COM /C echo REGEDIT4>C:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "command.com /c echo [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "command.com /c echo "Start Page"="http://www.dating-search.net/cgi-bin/vf/vf.cgi">>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /C echo REGEDIT4>C:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "command.com /c echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /c echo [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /c echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]>>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "cmd.exe /c echo "Start Page"="http://www.dating-search.net/cgi-bin/vf/vf.cgi">>c:\temp.386".
Entries pointing to "regedit.exe /s c:\temp.386".
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 "dating-search.net".
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.