Remove CDT. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(46 / 100)

CDT is a malicious adware parasite that displays unsolicited commercial pop-up advertisements and reduces system security by modifying Internet Explorer essential security settings. The threat adds advertising, marketing, pornographic and similar insecure web resources into the web browser's Trusted Sites list. It also enables support for ActiveX controls and .NET components, allows to silently download and run harmful scripts and plugins and registers certain adware companies as trusted software publishers.

CDT properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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CDT manual removal:

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Kill processes:
mediatickets.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\[domain]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges\Range1\:Range=[IP address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges\Range1\:Range=[IP address]
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\MinLevel=Code Download
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Safety Warning Level=SucceedSilent
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Security_RunActiveXControls=0x01000000
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Security_RunScripts=0x01000000
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Trust Warning Level=No Security
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\MinLevel=Code Download
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Safety Warning Level=SucceedSilent
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Security_RunActiveXControls=0x01000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Security_RunScripts=0x01000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Trust Warning Level=No Security
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2\2001=0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2\2004=0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing\Trust Database\0\[random string]=[publisher name]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
mediatickets.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[domain] is a name of one of the following Internet domains: blazefind.com, clickspring.net, flingstone.net, mt-download.com, my-internet.info, searchbarcash.com, searchmeup.cc, searchmiracle.com, skoobidoo.com, slotch.com, xxxtoolbar.com.
[IP address] is 69.31.87.223
[publisher name] is a name of one of the following publishers: CDT Inc., Integrated Search Technologies, MediaTickets.

Information added: 2005-09-24 03:05:31
Information updated: 2005-09-24 03:05:31

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