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2019-01-16, 11:15
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "PU.Mindspark.ShoppingDealsLive" 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:
pups
Description:
PU.Mindspark.ShoppingDealsLive registers a Google Chrome or a Mozilla Firefox extension. This extension displays advertising or discount codes for websites you visit.
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://www.shoppingdealslive.com/index.jhtml
: ttp://hp.myway.com/shoppingdealslive/ttab02/index.html
: ttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shoppingdealslive/anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb
Removal Instructions:
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 "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb\13.781.13.59102_0".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PU.Mindspark.ShoppingDealsLive uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.
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:
pups
Description:
PU.Mindspark.ShoppingDealsLive registers a Google Chrome or a Mozilla Firefox extension. This extension displays advertising or discount codes for websites you visit.
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://www.shoppingdealslive.com/index.jhtml
: ttp://hp.myway.com/shoppingdealslive/ttab02/index.html
: ttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shoppingdealslive/anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb
Removal Instructions:
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 "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb\13.781.13.59102_0".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\anleifogjlifgmpdcddkhmbpnajfoedb".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PU.Mindspark.ShoppingDealsLive uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
There are more files or system entries belonging to this product that <$SPYBOTSD> can remove, but that cannot be easily described in text. Please use <$SPYBOTSD> to make sure <$PRODUCTNAME> gets completely removed.