Title: Cleanator

Type: Malware

Remove Cleanator. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(80 / 100)

Cleanator is a corrupt security program that may be distributed by malicious trojan applications through the Web. It may also use misleading advertising techniques in order to trick users into downloading Cleanator. Once inside, Cleanator will perform falsified error scans and display exaggerated error reports, using them as scare tactics to bully its victims into burchasing its "full" version.

Related files: cleanator.lnk, cleanator.com.lnk, uninstall.lnk, cleanator.exe, cleanator.exeb, cleanator.ico, clshl.dll, logo_small_16.ico, Uninstall.exe

Cleanator properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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Cleanator manual removal:

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Kill processes:
cleanator.exe, cleanatorsetup.exe

HELP:
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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\cleanator
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run cleanator
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shell extensions\approved {c0b1ee11-95eb-4c43-8a65-b49bfaf18fd4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\cleanator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cleanator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\directory\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\cleanator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder\shellex\contextmenuhandlers\cleanator

HELP:
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Unregister DLLs:
clshl.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
%common_desktopdirectory%\\cleanator.lnk %common_programs%\\cleanator\\cleanator.com.lnk %common_programs%\\cleanator\\cleanator.lnk %common_programs%\\cleanator\\uninstall.lnk %program_files%\\cleanator\\cleanator.exe %program_files%\\cleanator\\cleanator.exeb %program_files%\\cleanator\\cleanator.ico %program_files%\\cleanator\\clshl.dll %program_files%\\cleanator\\logo_small_16.ico %program_files%\\cleanator\\uninstall.exe

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Information added: 2008-01-15 06:44:33
Information updated: 2008-01-18 10:08:27

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