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Friday
2015-11-10, 13:53
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.HypeNet" 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:
Ad.HypeNet is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNet.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNetBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\HypeNetBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins\HypeNet.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\utilHypeNet.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\HypeNet.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\HypeNet.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\HypeNetBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\HypeNetuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\ojhanmpkdnjfmopdhpifobojeflknnlj.crx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\updateHypeNet.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\updater.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.HypeNet 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\HypeNet".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.HypeNet 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 "{43eb825f-9f2d-4504-8c52-049ad32cb80e}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{9cf7f2d8-05d0-477d-bd80-49233e2ad7d9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{9cf7f2d8-05d0-477d-bd80-49233e2ad7d9}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "HypeNet" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "HypeNet" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update HypeNet" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update HypeNet" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update HypeNet" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HypeNet\".
If Ad.HypeNet 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).

There are more registry entries 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.

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.