Manual Removal Guide for SDBot.SideBySide

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SDBot.SideBySide" 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:

• trojan

Description:

This trojan horse is spread as a pif file through instant messengers like MSN. It appears to be a link and runs in background once executed. It is able to send itself to other contacts via the instant messenger and block the user from sending messages.

Supposed Functionality:

Supposed to be a link file that is sent via MSN

Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

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.