Remove IM Names. Description and removal instructions

Title: IM Names
Type: Adware	Severity scale: (29 / 100)

IM Names is an adware program that uses AIM, MSN or Yahoo Messenger! to send instant messages containing commercial advertisements to user contacts during the conversation. IM Names is not malicious. However, it installs an adware component to the system. The program must be manually installed. It runs on every Windows startup.

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IM Names properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Automatic IM Names removal:

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IM Names manual removal:

Kill processes:
imnames.exe, im-svr.exe, main.exe, 1.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\improcess
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IMAdvertiser

HELP:
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Delete files:
imnames.exe, im-svr.exe, main.exe, 1.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\IM Names
C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data\IM-Names

Other programs to remove IM Names:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
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• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 13/04/06
Information updated: 27/09/06

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