Remove DeluxeCommunications. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: DeluxeCommunications
Also known as: Deluxe Communications
Type: Adware
Severity scale:DeluxeCommunications severity is 37  (37 / 100)
 
DeluxeCommunications is the latest variant of the infamous Surf SideKick adware. Both parasites are almost identical. DeluxeCommunications serves commercial advertisements, displays annoying pop-ups, changes the Internet Explorer default error page, modifies web browser search settings and opens marketing web sites. It can also update itself via the Internet, download and install third-party advertising components. The threat must be manually installed, but sometimes it comes bundled with other software. DeluxeCommunications automatically runs on every Windows startup.


Related files: bkd.exe, deluxecommunications.exe, dxc.exe, dxcecho.exe, dxcrepairinstall.exe, dxcupdater3.exe, dxc[X].exe, dxcbho.dll, dxccore.dll, dxccwrd.dll, dxcknwrd.dll, dxclib303562752.dll

DeluxeCommunications properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic DeluxeCommunications removal:

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DeluxeCommunications manual removal:

Kill processes:
bkd.exe, deluxecommunications.exe, dxc.exe, dxcecho.exe, dxcrepairinstall.exe, dxcupdater3.exe, dxc[X].exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DeluxeCommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DeluxeCommunications
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A8BD6820-6ED7-423E-9558-2D1486B0FEEA}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{A8BD6820-6ED7-423E-9558-2D1486B0FEEA}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{A8BD6820-6ED7-423E-9558-2D1486B0FEEA}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DeluxeCommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DeluxeCommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DeluxeCommunications
Delete files:
bkd.exe, deluxecommunications.exe, dxc.exe, dxcecho.exe, dxcrepairinstall.exe, dxcupdater3.exe, dxc[X].exe, dxcbho.dll, dxccore.dll, dxccwrd.dll, dxcknwrd.dll, dxclib303562752.dll
Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\DeluxeCommunications
Misc:
[X] is the version number.

Exact file location:
dxcecho.exe - C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT
dxccwrd.dll, dxcknwrd.dll - C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data
bkd.exe, dxclib303562752.dll - C:\WINDOWS\System, C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32
deluxecommunications.exe, dxc.exe, dxcrepairinstall.exe, dxc[X1].exe, dxcbho.dll, dxccore.dll - C:\Program Files\DeluxeCommunications

Other programs to remove DeluxeCommunications:

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

Information added: 29/10/06
Information updated: 14/11/06

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1. by Guest. 2006-11-14 04:11:45
really helpful


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