Remove Cowabanga. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Cowabanga

Type: Adware
Severity scale:Cowabanga severity is 22  (22 / 100)
 
Cowabanga is an advertising-supported computer game. It doesn't carry any destructive payload. However, Cowabanga is responsible for displaying commercial advertisements on the compromised computer. Furthermore, it is often illegally installed by other threats without user knowledge and consent.


Related files: cowabanga.exe, cowabangainstaller.exe, win[X].tmp.exe, yazzle.exe, yazzleactivex.ocx

Cowabanga properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Cowabanga removal:

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Cowabanga manual removal:

Kill processes:
cowabanga.exe, cowabangainstaller.exe, win[X].tmp.exe, yazzle.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{665AC8E7-8B9B-40D9-A24D-C134052B6168}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{907977FB-8835-483F-9979-AE3101DD3D17}
Delete files:
cowabanga.exe, cowabangainstaller.exe, win[X].tmp.exe, yazzle.exe, yazzleactivex.ocx
Misc:
[X] is a combination of random digits and letters.

Exact file location:
cowabanga.exe - C:\Program Files\Cowabanga
yazzleactivex.ocx - C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files
win[X].tmp.exe - C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Local Settings\Temp; C:\Windows\Temp or C:\Winnt\Temp

Other programs to remove Cowabanga:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
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• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 26/09/06
Information updated: 26/09/06

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