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Friday
2016-07-25, 14:21
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.Fralimbo" 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.Fralimbo is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://fralimbo.net/Privacy
Links (be careful!):

: ttp://fralimbo.net
: ttp://www.fralimbo.net
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 "{19831108-de35-4c98-b883-7bb790bfc59c}.xpi".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\Fralimbo.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\FralimboBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\FralimboBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\FralimboBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins\Fralimbo.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\utilFralimbo.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\Fralimbo.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\Fralimbo.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\Fralimbo.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\FralimboBHO.7z".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\FralimboBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\FralimboFR.7z".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\Fralimbouninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\olmdfmecacbhbdgealggamhlglfmjbpa.crx".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\updateFralimbo.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\updater.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.Fralimbo 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Fralimbo".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.Fralimbo 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 "{1323DFD6-9FA2-4703-B5F5-D12060B96091}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{5dbf8f55-71ed-4e0e-8e34-7a5ef1183176}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{5dbf8f55-71ed-4e0e-8e34-7a5ef1183176}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{D3DEA360-C8E3-410C-A7B8-C72CDB38B406}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry key "Fralimbo" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Fralimbo" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update Fralimbo" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update Fralimbo" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update Fralimbo" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "id" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fralimbo\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fralimbo\".
Delete the registry value "is" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fralimbo\".
If Ad.Fralimbo 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.