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2008-12-01, 10:21
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Central24" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
dialer

Description:
Described as Highspeed access on http://www.lop.com
Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

Shortcuts that point to "_WMP200000000494eux037lt00001.exe".
Shortcuts that include "_NODIALUP.exe" in the target they point to.
Shortcuts that include "Dialer\_WMP" in the target they point to.
Shortcuts that include "pdialer.exe" in the target they point to.
Shortcuts that include "_HardTeens.exe" in the target they point to.
Shortcuts that include "Dialer\_antispy.exe" in the target they point to.

Start Menu:

Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

Items that point to "_WMP200000000494eux037lt00001.exe".
Items that include "_NODIALUP.exe" in the target they point to.
Items that include "Dialer\_WMP" in the target they point to.
Items that include "pdialer.exe" in the target they point to.
Items that include "_HardTeens.exe" in the target they point to.
Items that include "Dialer\_antispy.exe" in the target they point to.

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 "deupdchk" and pointing to "C:\WINDOWS\Dialer\_WMP200000000269.exe !".
Entries named "HardTeens" and pointing to "C:\WINDOWS\Dialer\_HardTeens.exe !".
Entries named "_WMP200000000494eux037lt00001.exe".
Entries pointing to "Dialer\_WMP".
Entries pointing to "Dialer\_HardTeens".
Entries pointing to "c:\windows\Dialer\pdialer.exe !m".
Entries pointing to "c:\windows\Dialer\_antispy.exe !".

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 "HardTeens".
Products with a key that includes "037lt1" in its name or properties.
Products with a key that includes "Lolitaclub" in its name or properties.
Products that have a key or property named "Lop.com".
Products that have a key or property named "TeenSex".
Products that have a key or property named "TeenSex".
Products that have a key or property named "TeenXXX".
Products with a key that includes "TeenXXX" in its name or properties.
Products that have a key or property named "antispy".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

A file with an unknown location named "Super_Heiss[1].exe".
A file with an unknown location named "HardcoreTeens.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "h.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "_HardTeens.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Dial32.ini".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\remg.ini".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Dialer\_NoDialup.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Dialer\_WMP200000000494eux037lt00001.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "liberECO.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\_WMP200000000494eux037lt00001.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Downloaded Program Files\HardcoreTeens.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\ddialer.ini".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Dial32.ini".
A file with an unknown location named "pdialer.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Dial32.ini".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Dialer\_antispy.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "securitytipps.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Central24 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 "<$WINDIR>\Dialer".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Central24 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 "HardTeens" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\Profile\".
Delete the registry value "HardTeens" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\Addresses\".
Delete the registry key "{00000000-8633-1405-0B53-2C8830E9FAEC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{0F4A7B40-A295-11CF-A3A9-00A0C9034920}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{C60BC918-ABBA-0704-0B53-2C8830E9FAEC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{000000AA-ABBA-0704-0B53-2C8830E9FAEC}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "037lt1" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\Profile\".
Delete the registry value "037lt1" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\Addresses\".
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "IEDialerCtl.IEDialerCtl", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{00000000-8633-1405-0B53-2C8830E9FAEC}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\".
References to the file "Downloaded Program Files/IEDialer.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
References to the file "\Downloaded Program Files\IEDialer.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
Delete the registry value "ppcimdnnnjbeahepfabjipfginloedkg ohfgaj" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing\Trust Database\0\".
Delete the registry value "ppcimdnnnjbeahepfabjipfginloedkg lddlai" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing\Trust Database\0\".
Delete the registry key "60F2A151DD5918F8192B3F05D10BFC2EDE7E2F7C" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates\".
Delete the registry key "9A1EB319715A300AF5E107427368DFBC6358164C" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates\".
If Central24 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 "lop.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.