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2016-06-20, 15:42
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.LookingLink" 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
bho
Description:
Ad.LookingLink is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://lookinglink.info/Privacy
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://lookinglink.info
: ttp://www.lookinglink.info
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "{7f6d153f-9819-4c98-96fb-5c6aa213f0ea}.xpi".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\alakbkblgilodacnlnmcoiofdjakliih.crx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglinkBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglinkBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglinkBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\utillookinglink.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\XTLS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\XTLSApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglink.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglink.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglink.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglinkBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglinkuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\updatelookinglink.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\updater.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.LookingLink uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Extensions\alakbkblgilodacnlnmcoiofdjakliih\1.0.0_0".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Extensions\alakbkblgilodacnlnmcoiofdjakliih".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.LookingLink 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 "{17513F18-4EB9-49B5-881C-465A2688C87F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{84dfb3ca-9212-4fba-bf3a-a66c4a02a48f}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{84dfb3ca-9212-4fba-bf3a-a66c4a02a48f}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{EB317E41-9AA7-487A-8060-B81657E8D68A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "lookinglink" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "lookinglink" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update lookinglink" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update lookinglink" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update lookinglink" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "id" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lookinglink\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lookinglink\".
Delete the registry value "is" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lookinglink\".
If Ad.LookingLink 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
bho
Description:
Ad.LookingLink is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://lookinglink.info/Privacy
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://lookinglink.info
: ttp://www.lookinglink.info
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
A file with an unknown location named "{7f6d153f-9819-4c98-96fb-5c6aa213f0ea}.xpi".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\alakbkblgilodacnlnmcoiofdjakliih.crx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglink.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglinkBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglinkBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\lookinglinkBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins\lookinglink.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\utillookinglink.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\XTLS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\XTLSApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglink.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglink.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglink.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglinkBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\lookinglinkuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\updatelookinglink.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\updater.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.LookingLink uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Extensions\alakbkblgilodacnlnmcoiofdjakliih\1.0.0_0".
The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Extensions\alakbkblgilodacnlnmcoiofdjakliih".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\lookinglink".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.LookingLink 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 "{17513F18-4EB9-49B5-881C-465A2688C87F}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "{84dfb3ca-9212-4fba-bf3a-a66c4a02a48f}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{84dfb3ca-9212-4fba-bf3a-a66c4a02a48f}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{EB317E41-9AA7-487A-8060-B81657E8D68A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "lookinglink" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "lookinglink" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update lookinglink" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update lookinglink" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update lookinglink" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "id" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lookinglink\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lookinglink\".
Delete the registry value "is" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\lookinglink\".
If Ad.LookingLink 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.