SurfSideKick Removal

Discussion in 'Malware Removal FAQ' started by chaslang, Oct 5, 2005.

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  1. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    New Procedure, see below.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jul 26, 2006
  2. Shadow_Puter_Dude

    Shadow_Puter_Dude MG Authorized Malware Fighter

    Please download Brute Force Uninstaller to your desktop. http://www.majorgeeks.com/Brute_Force_Uninstaller_BFU_d4714.html
    • Right-click the BFU folder on your desktop, and choose Extract All
    • Click "Next"
    • In the box to choose where to extract the files to,
    • Click "Browse"
    • Click on the + sign next to "My Computer"
    • Click on "Local Disk ( C: )" or whatever your primary drive is
    • Click "Make New Folder"
    • Type in BFU
    • Click "Next", and Uncheck the "Show Extracted Files" box and then click "Finish".
    RIGHT-CLICK HERE (http://downloads.subratam.org/Lon/sidekickFix.bat) and choose "Save As" (in IE it's "Save Target As") in order to download SideKickFix by LonnyRJones.

    Save it in the same folder you made earlier (C:\BFU).

    Close ALL open windows & explorer folder's, then double-click on sidekickFix.bat. Click YES and follow the prompts, when prompted to restart the PC please do so.

    Now run CCleaner. If you have Windows XP delete the contents of C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch.

    Then, as an added precaution, Go to Start -> Run and type: cleanmgr and then click OK. Make sure the boxes for these are checked:
    And Click OK.

    Reboot to Normal Mode.

    Post a fresh HijackThis log.
     
    Last edited: Aug 1, 2006
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