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MaxSpeed malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Also known as:

[Panda]Adware/IEDriver
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\ckz3f3b55cc\Files\sx.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\SearchBar.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\searchx.htm
[%DESKTOP%]\advance your career.url
[%DESKTOP%]\guaranteed approval!!.url
[%DESKTOP%]\meet sexy singles today!!.url
[%SYSTEM%]\maxspeed.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\sb.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\searchbar.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\sx.htm

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

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

Detecting MaxSpeed:

Files:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\ckz3f3b55cc\Files\sx.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\SearchBar.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\searchx.htm
[%DESKTOP%]\advance your career.url
[%DESKTOP%]\guaranteed approval!!.url
[%DESKTOP%]\meet sexy singles today!!.url
[%SYSTEM%]\maxspeed.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\sb.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\searchbar.htm
[%SYSTEM%]\sx.htm

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\maxspeed

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\maxspeed
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{1A00C40B-DA85-4AA3-A67F-582D9347EECD}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{120e090d-9136-4b78-8258-f0b44b4bd2ac}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{1a00c40b-da85-4aa3-a67f-582d9347eecd}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\{1a00c40b-da85-4aa3-a67f-582d9347eecd}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{120e090d-9136-4b78-8258-f0b44b4bd2ac}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{120e090d-9136-4b78-8258-f0b44b4bd2ac}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{120e090d-9136-4b78-8258-f0b44b4bd2ac}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{120e090d-9136-4b78-8258-f0b44b4bd2ac}

Removing MaxSpeed:

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

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 MaxSpeed manually.

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

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