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Friday
2013-01-16, 12:01
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "DealPly" 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:
pups

Description:
DealPly gets installed beside the Babylon toolbar, it is also bundled with other adware. It is installed without proper options to deny installation.
Links (be careful!):

: ttp://www.dealply.com/
Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\DealPly\DealPly Help.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\DealPly\DealPly.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\DealPly\Uninstall DealPly.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DealPly 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 "<$APPDATA>\DealPly".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<$ENV(DealPlyFF_Path)>\extensions\{EB9394A3-4AD6-4918-9537-31A1FD8E8EDF}".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\DealPly".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If DealPly 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!

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.