Friday
2009-02-25, 17:28
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "QuadRegistryCleaner" 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:
pups
Description:
QuadRegistryCleaner is a registry cleaning tool. It finds some empty keys that cannot be cleaned by the trial version. If the user wants to get rid of these problems he has to purchase a license.
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 named "QUAD Registry Cleaner.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "QUAD Cleaner" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe".
Entries named "QUAD Scheduler" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Scheduler.exe".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "QUAD Registry Cleaner".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner website.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Scheduler.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\Styles\Vista.cjstyles".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\uninst.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\vista.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If QuadRegistryCleaner uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\QUAD Backups".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\Styles".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\QUAD Utilities".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If QuadRegistryCleaner 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 "QUAD Registry Cleaner v2" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\".
If QuadRegistryCleaner 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).
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:
pups
Description:
QuadRegistryCleaner is a registry cleaning tool. It finds some empty keys that cannot be cleaned by the trial version. If the user wants to get rid of these problems he has to purchase a license.
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 named "QUAD Registry Cleaner.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe".
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 "QUAD Cleaner" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe".
Entries named "QUAD Scheduler" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Scheduler.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 "QUAD Registry Cleaner".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner website.url".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\QUAD Scheduler.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\Styles\Vista.cjstyles".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\uninst.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\vista.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If QuadRegistryCleaner 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.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\QUAD Backups".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner\Styles".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\QUAD Utilities".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\QUAD Utilities\QUAD Registry Cleaner".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\QUAD Utilities".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If QuadRegistryCleaner 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 "QUAD Registry Cleaner v2" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "QUAD Registry Cleaner.exe" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\".
If QuadRegistryCleaner 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).
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.