Title: AdProtect

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove AdProtect. Removal instructions

Also known as: Ad Protect

Severity scale:

(68 / 100)

AdProtect is a rogue anti-spyware program, fake spyware remover. This misleading tool is usually installed without user's knowledge and permission while browsing noxious websites. After infection, Ad Protect loads automatically when Windows starts up. Then it issues fake spyware detection reports and security or privacy problems. The main goal of course is to collect money form naive and inexperienced users.

As we have already mentioned, AdProtect performs fake system scan and reports various bogus results. Mainly about malware, adware or similar infections. However, trial version is unable to remove those infections and to ensure further system security. So, user is advertised to buy a full version of AdProtect. It might be already obvious that this parasite is totally worthless and should be removed upon detection. Otherwise, AdProtect can cause even more damage to the system.

Related files: tips.txt, spywareinfo.db, sdebug.log, registry.db, startupeditor.dll, messengercontrol.dll, desktopmanager.dll, msvcr71.dll, msvcp71.dll, uninst.exe, md5.db, adp_activity-07132006-143048.log, spanish.ini, english.ini, knownlocations.db, hosts.db, filesnames.db, dbghelp.dll, cookies.db, config.ini, blacklist.db, adpnospam.dll, adpiemonitor.dll, ad-protect.url, ad-protect.exe, ad-protect v6.3.lnk, ad-protect v6.3 website.lnk, ad-protect v6.3 un-installer.lnk, ad-protect.chm, activex.db, adplanguage.ini, settings.xml, adprotect_setup.exe

AdProtect properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

AdProtect snapshot:

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AdProtect manual removal:

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Kill processes:
adprotect_setup.exe ad-protect.exe uninst.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Ad-Protect.Addin.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ad-Protect.Addin
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ad-Protect.Addin.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ad-Protect.Server
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ad-Protect.Server.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{7C11C36C-2AE0-4489-9B09-A6129139D52D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{9DA1990B-9BCA-4c80-AEFB-11A40FA849F9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{C628512D-A058-4BD4-B47B-B036F45FA02B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\ad-protect.EXE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\IEControl.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\spamdet.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{99A753C6-E429-46BD-989E-DD4A21CD059D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BBBD3E11-D201-46C9-8471-091D33159287}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{214345B8-BB69-498D-A168-29F58F15D806}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D2C1986A-FBEC-4472-AABF-6D42F08DBC8E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E6B4AB50-F423-4EE6-9839-B35DCFCDFA49}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F51BC478-D997-4C56-988D-79D9EEAAD1EC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F82FD7D4-2EC8-40B3-A141-DE051C98DCE9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{FD4DCB8B-C33A-4E70-A351-6FAB7E1071A4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spamdet.SpamDetector
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spamdet.SpamDetector.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{283ED043-D403-4808-BF28-FCDE29DCF1FB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{32BD20FD-41FD-47FB-9BC9-28DCBD7D55D7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DFCDA823-80C5-4F55-B328-7EFD4AFBD9A0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D2C1986A-FBEC-4472-AABF-6D42F08DBC8E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D7ABE914-B8CF-4602-9145-6BDAAEDA21AA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E6B4AB50-F423-4EE6-9839-B35DCFCDFA49}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEControl.IEExtension
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEControl.IEExtension.1
Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Ad-Protect.Addin.1
Ad-Protect.Addin
Ad-Protect.Addin.1
Ad-Protect.Server
Ad-Protect.Server.1
BBBD3E11-D201-46C9-8471-091D33159287
EA038DDD-0FE0-41f5-BA60-FC3660529E71
E23B7464-FAF1-4B5A-8417-B019DA68E62D
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{d7abe914-b8cf-4602-9145-6bdaaeda21aa} appid
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{d7abe914-b8cf-4602-9145-6bdaaeda21aa}\programmable
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{dfcda823-80c5-4f55-b328-7efd4afbd9a0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{dfcda823-80c5-4f55-b328-7efd4afbd9a0}\1.0\0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{1f6fe2c2-6040-4645-9053-7f689affe176}

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
startupeditor.dll messengercontrol.dll desktopmanager.dll msvcr71.dll msvcp71.dll dbghelp.dll adpnospam.dll adpiemonitor.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
adprotect_setup.exe settings.xml adplanguage.ini activex.db ad-protect.chm ad-protect v6.3 un-installer.lnk ad-protect v6.3 website.lnk ad-protect v6.3.lnk ad-protect.chm ad-protect.exe ad-protect.url adpiemonitor.dll adplanguage.ini adpnospam.dll ad-protect.exe ad-protect.url adpiemonitor.dll adpnospam.dll blacklist.db config.ini cookies.db dbghelp.dll filesnames.db hosts.db knownlocations.db english.ini spanish.ini adp_activity-07132006-143048.log md5.db uninst.exe ad-protect v6.3 un-installer.lnk ad-protect v6.3 website.lnk msvcp71.dll msvcr71.dll desktopmanager.dll messengercontrol.dll startupeditor.dll registry.db sdebug.log spywareinfo.db tips.txt

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Documents and Settings\Shannon\Application Data\AdProtect NoSpam

Information added: 2009-03-30 08:02:47
Information updated: 2009-04-02 07:45:16

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