Friday
2015-04-20, 12:09
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.ScanTack" 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:
Ad.ScanTack is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://scantack.net/Privacy
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://scantack.net/Download
: ttp://scantack.net/Terms
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\ScanTackBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\ScanTackBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\utilScanTack.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\ScanTack.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\ScanTackbho.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\ScanTackuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\updater.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\updateScanTack.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.ScanTack 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.ScanTack 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 "{96ee63e6-6942-46f3-a1a0-2250e4e93d23}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{A2D733A7-73B0-4C6B-B0C7-06A432950B66}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{d332cff8-358e-4c9e-8af3-a08872ef22c1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{d332cff8-358e-4c9e-8af3-a08872ef22c1}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "ScanTack" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "ScanTack" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update ScanTack" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update ScanTack" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update ScanTack" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "id" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ScanTack\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ScanTack\".
Delete the registry value "is" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ScanTack\".
If Ad.ScanTack 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:
adware
Description:
Ad.ScanTack is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://scantack.net/Privacy
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://scantack.net/Download
: ttp://scantack.net/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>\ScanTack\bin\ScanTackBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\ScanTackBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\utilScanTack.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\ScanTack.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\ScanTackbho.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\ScanTackuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\updater.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\updateScanTack.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.ScanTack uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\ScanTack".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.ScanTack 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 "{96ee63e6-6942-46f3-a1a0-2250e4e93d23}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{A2D733A7-73B0-4C6B-B0C7-06A432950B66}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{d332cff8-358e-4c9e-8af3-a08872ef22c1}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{d332cff8-358e-4c9e-8af3-a08872ef22c1}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "ScanTack" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "ScanTack" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update ScanTack" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update ScanTack" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update ScanTack" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "id" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ScanTack\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ScanTack\".
Delete the registry value "is" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ScanTack\".
If Ad.ScanTack 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.