Remove Gratisware. Description and removal instructions

Title: Gratisware
Type: Adware	Severity scale: (35 / 100)

Gratisware is a malicious adware parasite that regularly displays unexpected pop-up advertisements. The threat tracks user Internet activity, records addresses of visited web sites and silently transfers gathered data to remote servers. It has the ability to update itself via the Internet. Gratisware can be installed by some ad-supported software. The parasite remains active while the user surfs the web using Internet Explorer.

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

Automatic Gratisware removal:

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Gratisware manual removal:

Kill processes:
crs.exe

HELP:
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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gratisware

HELP:
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Unregister DLLs:
crs32.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
crs.exe, crs32.dll, crs32.reg

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Gratisware files can be found in the default system directory, which is one of the following: C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32.

Other programs to remove Gratisware:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 01/09/05

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