Friday
2015-10-26, 18:19
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "PU.PlusTab" 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:
pups
Description:
PU.PlusTab installs abrowser add-on and obtains or modifies search data.
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 "PlusTab" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\PlusTab.exe".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "PlusTab".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\adc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\PlusTab.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\PlusTab.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\uninstall.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PU.PlusTab uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PU.PlusTab 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 "PlusTab.PlusTabCtl.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "PlusTab.PlusTabCtl", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\".
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\".
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{61D82F4D-F0D5-4B2E-BAAA-D338EF90C8E7}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{6B68F6D2-4BA9-4E20-85FD-8CABE815C751}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{D94DCC35-A105-4A97-A957-FB7D54BB3612}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\".
Delete the registry key "{F31C050C-48AF-4026-8DC7-57E72044DA2E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
Delete the registry key "PlusTab.DLL" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
Delete the registry key "PlusTab" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If PU.PlusTab 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:
pups
Description:
PU.PlusTab installs abrowser add-on and obtains or modifies search data.
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 "PlusTab" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\PlusTab.exe".
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "PlusTab".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\adc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\PlusTab.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\PlusTab.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab\uninstall.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PU.PlusTab uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\PlusTab".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PU.PlusTab 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 "PlusTab.PlusTabCtl.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "PlusTab.PlusTabCtl", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\".
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\".
Delete the registry key "{4D367733-AFF9-4943-9757-D37DAD8F33EB}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{61D82F4D-F0D5-4B2E-BAAA-D338EF90C8E7}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{6B68F6D2-4BA9-4E20-85FD-8CABE815C751}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{D94DCC35-A105-4A97-A957-FB7D54BB3612}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\".
Delete the registry key "{F31C050C-48AF-4026-8DC7-57E72044DA2E}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
Delete the registry key "PlusTab.DLL" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\".
Delete the registry key "PlusTab" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If PU.PlusTab 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.