Friday
2012-05-09, 11:54
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Sidego" 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:
malware
Description:
Sidego copies malicious files into the program files directory, starts itself via autorun as "sidego" and installs a BHO.
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 "sidego" and pointing to "c:\program files\sidego\sidego.exe".
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 "c:\Program Files\sidego".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Sidego 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 "sidego.sidego", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{96FD8169-BE83-4236-A920-814970A370C5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{96FD8169-BE83-4236-A920-814970A370C5}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{A1387366-012D-44BD-8604-EDDA1AAD3FEA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{A13A1318-C358-47E0-8E53-39FC647E85B8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "sidego" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If Sidego 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:
malware
Description:
Sidego copies malicious files into the program files directory, starts itself via autorun as "sidego" and installs a BHO.
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 "sidego" and pointing to "c:\program files\sidego\sidego.exe".
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 "c:\Program Files\sidego".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Sidego 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 "sidego.sidego", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{96FD8169-BE83-4236-A920-814970A370C5}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{96FD8169-BE83-4236-A920-814970A370C5}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{A1387366-012D-44BD-8604-EDDA1AAD3FEA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{A13A1318-C358-47E0-8E53-39FC647E85B8}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "sidego" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If Sidego 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.