Manual Removal Guide for ConOpt.BHO

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "ConOpt.BHO" 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:

• malware

Description:

This fake browser helper object (BHO) installs without user consent. It starts in background when the Internet Explorer gets started in order to harm the computer.

Supposed Functionality:

supposed to be a connection optimizer add-on for the Internet Explorer

Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

Registry:

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

• Delete the registry key "{20DB9EAE-C9AA-11DC-BD97-09A456D89593}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{40AF4802-C9AA-11DC-ACC8-6EA556D89593}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{49BCA8FE-C9AA-11DC-8651-7FA556D89593}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Gln.GLNBho", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "Gln.GLNBho.1", plus associated values.

If ConOpt.BHO uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

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.