Remove Locator. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(38 / 100)

Locator is an additional Internet Explorer toolbar that provides a web search service and links to certain Internet resources. Locator changes web browser's default home and search pages without asking for user permission. Moreover, it can download from the Internet and run arbitrary files. The threat is able to silently update itself. Locator must be manually installed. It runs every time the user starts Internet Explorer.

Locator properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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Locator manual removal:

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Kill processes:
lupdtr.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\SearchUrl=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\SearchAssistant=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LocatorS.LocatorBar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LocatorS.LocatorBar.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LocatorS.LocatorLinks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LocatorS.LocatorLinks.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\locatorstoolbar.LOCATORSTOOLBAR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\locatorstoolbar.LOCATORSTOOLBARMenu Button
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\locatorstoolbar.LOCATORSTOOLBARToggle Button
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E230}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E22E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E22F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E720B458-B65A-438C-9FF3-B1DF65D7DB3E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E720B458-B65A-438C-9FF3-B1DF65D7DB3F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{AB88FC82-FCDC-4062-BCC4-887F0D73EC1D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B4F8E732-4793-4F90-B40A-829331861D54}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E22E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{E720B458-B65A-438C-9FF3-B1DF65D7DB3E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{E720B458-B65A-438C-9FF3-B1DF65D7DB3F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{A26ABCF0-1C8F-46e7-A67C-0489DC21B9CC}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E22E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E22E}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Locatorstoolbar Toolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Locators Toolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-92B0-A921F8D5E22E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Locators Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\LocatorsToolbar

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
locators.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
lupdtr.exe, locators.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[site address] is an adress of a web site on the locators.com domain.

Information added: 2005-08-31 05:45:12
Information updated: 2005-08-31 05:45:12

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