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Friday
2017-02-08, 12:41
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.WebFlipper" 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.WebFlipper is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://www.webflipper.co/Privacy
Links (be careful!):

: ttp://webflipper.co/
: ttp://www.webflipper.co/
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 "{4a2a7b75-900b-402c-9237-7ef2255822f0}.xpi".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins\WebFlipper.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\utilWebFlipper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipper.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipperBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipperBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\WebFlipperBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\updater.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\updateWebFlipper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\WebFlipper.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\WebFlipper.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\WebFlipper.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\WebFlipperBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\WebFlipperuninstall.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.WebFlipper 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 "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Web Flipper".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.WebFlipper 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 "Update Web Flipper" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update Web Flipper" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update Web Flipper" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Web Flipper" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "WebFlipper" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
If Ad.WebFlipper 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.