DotCom Adware

DotCom malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Spyware,Hijacker,Toolbar
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]TrojanClicker.Win32.DotComToolBar.b,TrojanClicker.Win32.DotComToolBar.c,TrojanClicker.Win32.DotComToolBar.d;
[Panda]Spyware/DCToolbar,Trojan Horse
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\data.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\redirect7.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\data.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\data.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\redirect7.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\data.dll

In order to ensure that the DotCom is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the DotCom adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\redirect7.exe

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

Detecting DotCom:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\data.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\redirect7.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\data.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\data.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\redirect7.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\data.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\pugi.pugiobj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\pugi.pugiobj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{29dd1ea6-1fda-44a4-b083-c9900547bc48}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{fc2493d6-a673-49fe-a2ee-efe03e95c27c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gorsdn.contextitem
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gorsdn.contextitem.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{7c479d09-1280-41d2-945f-2377736b8cf7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{eaf2ccee-21a1-4203-9f36-4929fd104d43}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\toolband.hits
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\toolband.hits.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{5f1abcdb-a875-46c1-8345-b72a4567e483}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\³ª¹µàù2\³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/conflict.1/toolbar_nieuw14.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/conflict.1/toolbar_nieuw14.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/toolbar_nieuw14.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/toolbar_nieuw14.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\dotcomtoolbardotcomtoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\³ª¹µàù2³ª¹µàù2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\³ª¹µàù2³ª¹µàù2

Removing DotCom:

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

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 DotCom manually.

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

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the DotCom process.
  2. Delete the original DotCom 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.

ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes DotCom from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

Download ExterminateIt! to instantly get rid of DotCom!

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