Remove EliteBar. Removal instructions

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EliteBar is a widely-spread trojan that displays unsolicited commercial advertisements, changes Internet Explorer default home and search pages and redirects the web browser to undesirable web sites. The parasite also silently downloads from the Internet and executes arbitrary potentially harmful files, removes installed Internet Explorer toolbars, adds numerous bookmarks to the Favorites list and blocks access to some web resources. EliteBar is able to hide its processes by injecting malicious code into legitimate tasks and system components. The trojan automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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

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EliteBar manual removal:

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Kill processes:
pokapoka[X].exe, elit[XR]32.exe, kalv[XR]32.exe, win[XR]32.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\antiware
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\etbrun
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\kalvsys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\sys29
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system service[X]
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CGBand.BHO
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CGBand.BHO.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CGBand.CGBandObj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CGBand.CGBandObj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CGBand.UICGBandObj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CGBand.UICGBandObj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PLOT.PlotCtrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{02C20140-76F8-4763-83D5-B660107BABCD}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0A1D22C3-37BE-470C-9C29-E3074EE0574B
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{28CAEFF3-0F18-4036-B504-51D73BD81ABC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A74CD7DD-EA6F-11D4-ABF3-000102378429}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BE8D0059-D24D-4919-B76F-99F4A2203647}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{ED103D9F-3070-4580-AB1E-E5C179C1AE41}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{276B0903-EB4B-46FF-8304-F093DEF69DE7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4AFF987A-773B-48E4-AEE8-08EBDDBDADF8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A74CD7DE-EA6F-11D4-ABF3-000102378429}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A9B28EF6-ABF3-463B-A3D8-4D0D0BADFADC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CAAB3B3F-E815-47D9-94FD-8BB9143C0077}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{ED646219-20BF-41E5-80FD-EE49021DA599}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{DBF33E89-1784-42AC-ADE4-A428F56550A3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{8AA59E15-6E81-415C-B299-1ADFB50C8E1A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A74CD7DD-EA6F-11D4-ABF3-000102378429}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CA9FC31A-6F35-4493-B629-E64BD6170A17}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{825CF5BD-8862-4430-B771-0C15C5CA8DEF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{28CAEFF3-0F18-4036-B504-51D73BD81ABC}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{ED103D9F-3070-4580-AB1E-E5C179C1AE41}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LQ
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ohbbackup\EliteToolBar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Winrar\File List
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Winrar\Profiles
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Elitum\EliteSideBar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Elitum\EliteToolBar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EliteBar Internet Explorer Toolbar

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
elitebar version [XVS].dll, elitesidebar.dll, elitetoolbar.dll, nt_hide[X].dll, xud_[X].dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
pokapoka[X].exe, elit[XR]32.exe, kalv[XR]32.exe, win[XR]32.exe, elitebar version [XVS].dll, elitesidebar.dll, elitetoolbar.dll, nt_hide[X].dll, xud_[X].dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Windows\etb
C:\Winnt\etb
C:\Windows\EliteBar
C:\Winnt\EliteBar
C:\Windows\EliteSideBar
C:\Winnt\EliteSideBar
C:\Windows\EliteToolBar
C:\Winnt\EliteToolBar
Misc:
[X] is a certain double-digit number.
[XR] is a set of three random characters.
[XVS] is the version number.

Exact file location:
pokapoka[X].exe, nt_hide[X].dll, xud_[X].dll - C:\Windows\etb or C:\Winnt\etb
elit[XR]32.exe, kalv[XR]32.exe, win[XR]32.exe - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32
elitebar version [XVS].dll - C:\Windows\EliteBar or C:\Winnt\EliteBar
elitesidebar.dll - C:\Windows\EliteSideBar or C:\Winnt\EliteSideBar
elitetoolbar.dll - C:\Windows\EliteToolBar or C:\Winnt\EliteToolBar

Information added: 2005-05-21 04:50:33
Information updated: 2005-10-06 01:59:04

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