Manual Removal Guide for CoolWWWSearch.Aff.Winshow

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "CoolWWWSearch.Aff.Winshow" 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:

• hijacker

Description:

The file pdfmgr.dll hooks up to the Internet Explorer and downloads and executes without user consent the submit.exe after the IE is startet.

Supposed Functionality:

not stated, according to the file name it is meant to be a pdf-manager library.

Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

• Entries named "netgo32.exe" and pointing to "netgo32.exe".
• Entries named "iphs32.exe" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>iphs32.exe".
• Entries named "netvj.exe" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>netvj.exe".
• Entries named "Image".

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.

• Products that have a key or property named "iefeatsl".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Ab scissor.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Broadband comparison.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Credit counseling.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Credit report.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Crm software.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Debt credit card.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Escorts.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Fha.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Health insurance.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Help desk software.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Insurance home.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Loan for debt consolidation.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Loan for people with bad credit.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Marketing email.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Mortgage insurance.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Mortgage life insurance.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Nevada corporations.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Online Betting Site.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Online gambling casino.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Online instant loan.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Order phentermine.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Payroll advance.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Personal loans online.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Personal loans with bad credit.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Prescription Drugs Rx Online.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Refinancing my mortgage.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Tahoe vacation rental.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Unsecured bad credit loans.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\Videos.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about\What is hydrocodone.url".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\msqnn.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\n_tyghpb.txt".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\rztvj.txt".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\utwfg.txt".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\iphs32.exe".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ipjc.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\netvj.exe".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ntpta.dat".
• A file with an unknown location named "netgo32.exe".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Only sex website.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Search the web.url".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Seven days of free porn.url".
• The file at "c:\Program Files\Submit\submithook.dll".
• The file at "c:\Program Files\Submit\uninstall.exe".
• The file at "c:\Program Files\Submit\uninstall.ini".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\winshow.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\winshow.cfg".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\dict.dat".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\sys.reg".
• The file at "<$COMMONSTARTUP>\msupdater.exe".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\winlink.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\winlink.cfg".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\winshow.bat".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\winshow.exe".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\iefeatsl.dll".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\dict.dat".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\keywords.dat".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\submit.exe".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\iefeatsl\submit2.exe".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Submit\submithook.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\image.dll".
• The file at "<$SYSDIR>\image.dll".
• The file at "<$FAVORITES>\Search the web.url".
• The file at "<$APPDATA>\mshp.dll".
• A file with an unknown location named "pdfmgr.dll".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.Aff.Winshow uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

• The directory at "<$FAVORITES>\Sites about".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Submit".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If CoolWWWSearch.Aff.Winshow uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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 "{6B0988AF-C8F8-5F05-34F3-4344FBC61A74}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{86D47878-44D0-DD41-CE73-C6A513A2FEF0}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{BBE0E63E-3715-8C39-481E-80E07EA0B27D}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{6CC1C918-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
• Delete the registry value "{6CC1C918-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\".
• Delete the registry key "{6CC1C918-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{6CC1C919-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{354A1552-9A59-417E-87CB-0D040A85B4D6}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WinShow.ViewSource", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "WinShow.ViewSource.1", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "Winshow" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "{6CC1C91A-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "winlink.ViewSource", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "winlink.ViewSource.1", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "Winlink" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry value "WinShowUpdate" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\".
• Delete the registry key "Winshow" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
• Delete the registry key "{69739905-5C5C-4D84-B42B-5757C302DC09}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "iefeatsl.ViewSource.1", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry value "iefeatslUpdate" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\".
• Delete the registry value "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\".
• Delete the registry key "{FD9BC004-8331-4457-B830-4759FF704C22}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "iefeatsl.ViewSource", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SearchHook.SearchHookObject", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "{2E9CAFF6-30C7-4208-8807-E79D4EC6F806}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
• Delete the registry key "d78ffc13" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "{2E9CAFF6-30C7-4208-8807-E79D4EC6F806}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{ED7A0B22-11D9-4F74-8C1D-0936EFA66B3D}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "ae23.ae23Obj", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "ae23.ae23Obj.1", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry value "delsubmit" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\".
• Delete the registry value "Updater" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\".
• Delete the registry key "{E2DDF680-9905-4dee-8C64-0A5DE7FE133C}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
• Delete the registry key "{E2DDF680-9905-4dee-8C64-0A5DE7FE133C}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "ShowSearch.ViewSource", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "ShowSearch.ViewSource.1", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "ShowSearch" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
• Delete the registry key "{0B40A54D-BEC3-4077-9A33-701BD6ACDEB2}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Image.Image", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Image.Image.1", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "IEFeatSL_Uninstall" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
• Delete the registry key "SearchHook" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
• Delete the registry key "{60261C06-81B0-4DE0-9313-E5BA203A64E9}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{60261C06-81B0-4DE0-9313-E5BA203A64E9}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".

If CoolWWWSearch.Aff.Winshow uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Browser:

The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer.

• Please check your bookmarks for links to "search-click.com".
• Look for ActiveX software installed from "www.008k.com/partner/inst/f22776.exe".

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.