Manual Removal Guide for IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon" manually.
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Threat Details:

Categories:
spyware

Description:
IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon is a version of the Amazon Toolbar installed by IronInstall. The EULA and privacy policy cannot be read correctly since the IronInstaller stays on top of the browser window showing these items. If the toolbar installation is started without IronInstall, installation fails but system information are transmitted to a third party anyway. The IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon differs from the original Amazon Toolbar available at the Amazon websites.
Removal Instructions:

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 "Amazon Browser Bar".

Files:

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

The file at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Amazon Browser Bar\protect.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\AlxSSBPS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\AmazonBrowserBarSSB.3.0.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\installer.xml".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\search_protect.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\ToolbarUpdaterService.ini".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar\uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon\ABB\AmazonChrome-bds-amzn.crx".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon 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!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

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

The directory at "<$APPDATA>\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<$ENV(ToolBar_Amazon_FF_path)>\extensions\abb@amazon.com".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Amazon Browser Bar".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon Browser Bar".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Amazon\ABB".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon 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.

A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "AlxTB2.AlxHelper.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "AlxTB2.AlxHelper", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "AlxTB2.TBLayoutBHO.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "AlxTB2.TBLayoutBHO", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{008f6853-9cb4-41c5-a950-39d55e5e06ba}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{2DE3D9FB-CB10-4B04-953C-002AE31A0092}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{51F04BD6-3888-4849-864C-617FAE709CE0}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{8D03FA45-4B8C-4427-BE67-EE8885147151}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{8D03FA45-4B8C-4427-BE67-EE8885147151}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{B3B3A6AC-74EC-BD56-BCDB-EFA4799FB9DF}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\".
Delete the registry key "{B3EAD50C-ECB0-459A-9EDA-F505AB99675B}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{E4E394E0-D331-431F-B76D-E3A19193D5F6}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
Delete the registry key "{EA582743-9076-4178-9AA6-7393FDF4D5CE}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{F443A627-5009-4323-9C1D-7FD598D0D712}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{F443A627-5009-4323-9C1D-7FD598D0D712}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "Amazon Browser Bar" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "AMZN" at "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\".
Delete the registry key "Distromatic" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "pbjikboenpfhbbejgkoklgkhjpfogcam" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions\".
Delete the registry key "Updater Service for AMZN" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Updater Service for AMZN" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Updater Service for AMZN" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "DefaultScope={B3B3A6AC-74EC-BD56-BCDB-EFA4799FB9DF}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\".
If IronInstall.Toolbar.Amazon uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Final Words:

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

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