Remove Findwhatever. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Findwhatever

Type: Browser Hijackers
Severity scale:Findwhatever severity is 29  (29 / 100)
 
Findwhatever is a browser hijacker that periodically changes Internet Explorer default home page to various advertising web sites. Findwhatever doesn't have any harmful payload. It can silently get into the system while visiting certain web pages. The parasite runs on every Windows startup.


Findwhatever properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Findwhatever removal:

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Findwhatever manual removal:

Kill processes:
autolfn.exe, csrss.exe, dpvsetup.exe, dsndup.exe, label.exe, lasss.exe, mdm.exe, mmc.exe, mshelp.exe, mshta.exe, mssetup.exe, msswchx.exe, mstask.exe, netdde.exe, ntvdm.exe, osk.exe, spoolsv.exe, sptsupd.exe, subst.exe, svchost.exe, ups.exe, w32tm.exe, xcopy.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Clock
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Clock
Delete files:
autolfn.exe, csrss.exe, dpvsetup.exe, dsndup.exe, label.exe, lasss.exe, mdm.exe, mmc.exe, mshelp.exe, mshta.exe, mssetup.exe, msswchx.exe, mstask.exe, netdde.exe, ntvdm.exe, osk.exe, spoolsv.exe, sptsupd.exe, subst.exe, svchost.exe, ups.exe, w32tm.exe, xcopy.exe
Misc:
[site address] is an adress of a web site on the findwhatever.com domain

Findwhatever may create all listed objects or install only few of them.

All parasite files are located in the main system directory, which can be C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.

Other programs to remove Findwhatever:

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Information added: 29/08/05
Information updated: 29/08/05

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