Title: NowBox

Type: Adware

Remove NowBox. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(18 / 100)

NowBox is a relatively simple adware program that displays an icon in the system tray. It downloads commercial advertisements and shows them when the user clicks on its icon. NowBox doesn't have any dangerous payload. It is installed by some ad-supported products such as BearShare file sharing program. NowBox automatically runs on every Windows startup.

NowBox properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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NowBox manual removal:

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Kill processes:
nowbox.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ValueFlash
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Systrayuser.Energenicsystrayuser
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Systrayuser.Energenicsystrayuser.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A0BD4FF5-D828-11D3-9EB5-00600837E6EE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A0BD4FF6-D828-11D3-9EB5-00600837E6EE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Typelib\{A0BD4FE6-D828-11D3-9EB5-00600837E6EE}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs\%System%\systrayuser.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{9DC5D4A4-3F21-40E2-AAA5-000000000004}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NowBox

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
systrayuser.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
nowbox.exe, systrayuser.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\VFlash\NowBox[XVS]
C:\Program Files\Common Files\NowBox
Misc:
[XVS] is the version number.

Exact file location:
newbox.exe - C:\Program Files\VFlash\NowBox[XVS]
systrayuser.dll - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-09-03 06:51:46

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