Manual Removal Guide for SurfPlus

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SurfPlus" 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:

Description:

I couldn't find any privacy statement - interesting on a page of a company that wants to protect your privacy.

Supposed Functionality:

Manages pop up windows, controls cookies and provides 'EasyLinks'. The later is currently disabled.

Links (be careful!):

Website: http://www.filemix.net/
Product: http://www.filemix.net/

Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

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

• Entries named "SurfPlus".

Files:

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

• The file at "<$WINDIR>\surfplus.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\surfplus.exe".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\surfplus.ini".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\SPActive.dll".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\spieinf.dat".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\spiedat.bin".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\spiekdat.bin".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\spiemdat.bin".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\spieidat.bin".
• The file at "<$WINDIR>\SPIESetup.exe".
• A file with an unknown location named "surfplusinst.exe".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SurfPlus 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!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.

• References to the file "surfplus.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
• Delete the registry key "Spedia" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SpediaIEExt.CSPIEEvents", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SPActive.CSPIEActive", plus associated values.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "ICSPIEActive" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "ICSPIEEvents" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "_ICSPIEActiveEvents" as its default value data.

If SurfPlus 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 remove Browser Helpers named "CSPIEEvents Class".

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.