Remove Hi-Wire. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Hi-Wire

Type: Adware
Severity scale:Hi-Wire severity is 49  (49 / 100)
 
Hi-Wire is a parasitic adware program, which displays unwanted advertisements in your web browser or within its host application. It can be secretly installed by some ad-supported software or malicious web sites. Once executed, Hi-Wire modifies system settings, so it could run on every Windows startup and hide from the user. This adware may update itself via the Internet. Its activity may affect your computer and violate your privacy.


Hi-Wire properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Hi-Wire removal:

remover for Hi-Wire

Hi-Wire manual removal:

Kill processes:
[system root]\downlo~1\hwmedia.exe, [system, root]\downloaded, program, files\hwmedia.exe, [system, root]\downloaded, program, files\hwreal.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.advertisementagent
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.advertisementagent.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.bannerlistitem
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.bannerlistitem.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.compositeitem
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.compositeitem.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.spotlistitem
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adagent.spotlistitem.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{08e05eee-5ee9-11d4-9caf-00d0b76063fd}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{11032fc2-c2f4-11d3-ad67-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{11032fc2-c2f5-11d3-ad67-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{28f00b04-dc4e-11d3-abec-005004a44eeb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{28f00b0f-dc4e-11d3-abec-005004a44eeb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{28f00b20-dc4e-11d3-abec-005004a44eeb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{28f00b21-dc4e-11d3-abec-005004a44eeb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{315ffe67-cebe-11d3-ad70-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5ca9d47f-4bbc-45e0-815f-670ae736a678}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5dcde22e-e64f-11d3-ad74-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5dcde22e-e650-11d3-ad74-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{80f1b906-d066-11d3-ad70-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{bcddab74-c3a8-11d3-ad69-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c357398a-8e21-4505-8bd7-784a4e9ac659}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c357398b-8e21-4505-8bd7-784a4e9ac659}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c357398c-8e21-4505-8bd7-784a4e9ac659}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.configurator
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.configurator.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.register
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.register.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.transportcenter
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.transportcenter.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.userregrequest
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hiwire.userregrequest.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.adplayer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.adplayer.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.adscheduler
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.adscheduler.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.audioplayers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.audioplayers.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.radioplayers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.radioplayers.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.realadplayer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.realadplayer.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.rreventmanager
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwadinsertion.rreventmanager.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwwebplayer.webplayer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\hwwebplayer.webplayer.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmactivex.rmplayer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rmactivex.rmplayer.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{08e05ee1-5ee9-11d4-9caf-00d0b76063fd}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{96b2d8d3-e66d-11d3-ad74-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{edc2d623-4d9e-4c3e-843f-74b1b2429b43}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{f5ee52d3-2ecc-409e-a92f-a73f2b8dd407}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\hiwire
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{28f00b0f-dc4e-11d3-abec-005004a44eeb}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{80f1b906-d066-11d3-ad70-009027b8adbc}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/hwaudio.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/hwmedia.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/hwreal.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/hwutils.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\windows\downloaded program files\hwaudio.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\windows\downloaded program files\hwmedia.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\windows\downloaded program files\hwreal.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\windows\downloaded program files\hwutils.dll
Unregister DLLs:
[system root]\downloaded program files\hwaudio.dll, [system root]\downloaded program files\hwutils.dll

Delete files:
[system root]\downlo~1\hwmedia.exe, [system root]\downloaded program files\hiwire.inf, [system root]\downloaded program files\hwaudio.dll, [system root]\downloaded program files\hwmedia.exe, [system root]\downloaded program files\hwreal.exe, [system root]\downloaded program files\hwutils.dll

Other programs to remove Hi-Wire:

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

Information added: 30/03/05
Information updated: 30/03/05

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