Friday
2011-05-18, 14:41
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "WhenU.FunPlayer" 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:
adware
Description:
WhenU.Funplayer installs a browser helper object (BHO) and copies several malicious files to the Windows directory. In order to get started it creates a special task in the scheduler.
Removal Instructions:
Start Menu:
Important: There are more start menu items 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.
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 "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\t".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If WhenU.FunPlayer 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.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BHO.TttPlayer.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BHO.TttPlayer", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{3F0E0B46-8442-4cb6-93F6-245430498991}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{3F0E0B46-8442-4cb6-93F6-245430498991}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{9988B8C4-FF5B-44F2-8F43-AA5237F82F6F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{A32799DB-6B3B-4AE8-A44B-C6EE79CB9C0A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "OSTD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "OSTD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "OSTD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
If WhenU.FunPlayer 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.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.
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:
adware
Description:
WhenU.Funplayer installs a browser helper object (BHO) and copies several malicious files to the Windows directory. In order to get started it creates a special task in the scheduler.
Removal Instructions:
Start Menu:
Important: There are more start menu items 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.
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 "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\t".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If WhenU.FunPlayer 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.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BHO.TttPlayer.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "BHO.TttPlayer", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{3F0E0B46-8442-4cb6-93F6-245430498991}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{3F0E0B46-8442-4cb6-93F6-245430498991}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{9988B8C4-FF5B-44F2-8F43-AA5237F82F6F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{A32799DB-6B3B-4AE8-A44B-C6EE79CB9C0A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "OSTD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "OSTD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "OSTD" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
If WhenU.FunPlayer 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.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.