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Friday
2014-10-08, 11:54
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "weDownloadMgr" 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:
adware

Description:
weDownloadMgr is a toolbar which displays advertisement and sponsored links.

Links (be careful!):

: ttp://wedownloadmanager.com/info/privacy
: ttp://wedownloadmanager.com/info/terms
Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\background.html".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\Installer.log".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\utils.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-bg.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-bho.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-buttonutil.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-buttonutil.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-codedownloader.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-enabler.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-firefoxinstaller.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager\weDownload Manager-updater.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Tasks\weDownload Manager-codedownloader.job".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Tasks\weDownload Manager-enabler.job".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Tasks\weDownload Manager-firefoxinstaller.job".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Tasks\weDownload Manager-updater.job".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If weDownloadMgr uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\weDownload Manager".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If weDownloadMgr 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 "{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110311431144}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{22222222-2222-2222-2222-220322432244}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{44444444-4444-4444-4444-440344434444}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "WEDLMNGR" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "weDownload Manager" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry value "{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110311431144}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\".
Delete the registry value "CodeDownloadDomain" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\weDownload Manager\Installer\".
Delete the registry value "user_identifier" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WEDLMNGR\".
If weDownloadMgr 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.