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SurfAssistant malware description and removal detail
Categories:BHO,Toolbar
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\saiemod.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\atct.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\elahwrcf.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\etyxkr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\evgnin.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\fov.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ihglcl.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\jon.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\mrqt.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\nknqzkt.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pixut.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\saiemod.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\tsr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\xgf.exe

In order to ensure that the SurfAssistant is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the SurfAssistant adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\atct.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\elahwrcf.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\etyxkr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\evgnin.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\fov.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ihglcl.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\jon.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\mrqt.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\nknqzkt.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pixut.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\tsr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\xgf.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting SurfAssistant:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\saiemod.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\atct.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\elahwrcf.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\etyxkr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\evgnin.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\fov.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ihglcl.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\jon.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\mrqt.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\nknqzkt.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\pixut.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\saiemod.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\tsr.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\xgf.exe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{5DAFD089-24B1-4C5E-BD42-8CA72550717B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5dafd089-24b1-4c5e-bd42-8ca72550717b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{5dafd089-24b1-4c5e-bd42-8ca72550717b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{5dafd089-24b1-4c5e-bd42-8ca72550717b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{5dafd089-24b1-4c5e-bd42-8ca72550717b}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing SurfAssistant:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from SurfAssistant.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove SurfAssistant manually.

To completely manually remove SurfAssistant malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with SurfAssistant.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the SurfAssistant process.
2. Delete the original SurfAssistant file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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