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2016-05-03, 13:21
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.BlindBat" 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
bho

Description:
Ad.BlindBat claims to enhance the browsing experience. This adware is a browser add-on and 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbat.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbatBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbatBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\blindbatBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins\blindbat.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\utilblindbat.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\blindbat.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\blindbat.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\blindbat.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\blindbatBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\blindbatuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\updateblindbat.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\updater.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.BlindBat 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\blindbat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.BlindBat 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 "{A653C2BF-2527-4CA5-B18E-CF0199205274}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{a7283e35-7d50-43f7-b698-b29f6b5fe256}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{a7283e35-7d50-43f7-b698-b29f6b5fe256}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{cb1efc96-b4ad-4a33-b6fe-7f7bf4039d0a}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "blindbat" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "blindbat" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update blindbat" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update blindbat" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update blindbat" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
If Ad.BlindBat 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.