Manual Removal Guide for FunnySounds

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

Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

• Shortcuts named "Download Movies.lnk" and pointing to "instantaccess.htm".
• Shortcuts named "FREE PORN .lnk" and pointing to "sexmaxx.htm".

Start Menu:

Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.

• Items named "Download Movies.lnk" and pointing to "instantaccess.htm".
• Items named "DVD Shop.lnk" and pointing to "store.htm".
• Items named "FREE PORN .lnk" and pointing to "sexmaxx.htm".
• Items named "Members Only.lnk" and pointing to "members.htm".

Files:

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

• The file at "C:\program files\ICQ\Sounds\Message.wav".
• The file at "C:\program files\ICQ\Sounds\MsgSent.wav".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\dvd.ico".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\icq.ico".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\instantaccess.htm".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\keys.ico".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\members.htm".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\player.ico".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\sexmaxx.htm".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\store.htm".
• The file at "c:\program files\ICQ\tong.ico".
• A file with an unknown location named "funnysounds.exe".

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

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.