Title: Freview

Type: Adware

Remove Freview. Removal instructions

Also known as: FreeViewer, Free Viewer

Severity scale:

(42 / 100)

Freview is one of those applications that deliver unwanted commercial pop-ups to your computer screen. Freview may hide itself: there might be no traces of it among installed programs; however, the pop-ups reveal the presence of this adware. It is also known as FreeViewer or Free Viewer.

Freview usually loads large numbers of advertisements related to adult websites. Although this malware isn’t capable of destructive actions, it may lead user to malicious and fraudulent websites. Removing Freview upon detection is the recommended action to take.

Related files: Uninstall.exe, terms.txt, logo.ico, md.dll, freeviewer.exe, 4554.exe

Freview properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Kill processes:
4554.exe freeviewer.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\fwcv
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\fwcv guid
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\fwcv t
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{9c3baadb-88d9-4f8e-9501-4a5422c90ad1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\free viewer displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\free viewer uninstallstring

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
md.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
4554.exe freeviewer.exe md.dll %program_files%\\freeviewer\\freeviewer.exe %program_files%\\freeviewer\\logo.ico %program_files%\\freeviewer\\terms.txt %program_files%\\freeviewer\\uninstall.exe %profile%\\application data\\fw\\md.dll %profile%\\application data\\fw\\md.dll 4554.exe %program_files%\\freeviewer\\uninstall.exe %program_files%\\freeviewer\\freeviewer.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%profile%\application data\fw
%program_files%\freeviewer

Information added: 2008-10-09 01:01:50
Information updated: 2008-10-09 01:05:51

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