Title: Timesink

Type: Spyware

Remove Timesink. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(60 / 100)

This pesky little program is used by many Internet advertising networks and its primary objective is to collect personal data about the user. It also causes browser pop-ups and displays ads. The program has no uninstall function, so if you want to get rid of it, you have to do it manually. The distributors of this program have formed strategic partnerships with many Internet advertising companies, so this spyware is very popular. This newer version of ConducentTimesink was created in July 2002.

Timesink properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

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Timesink manual removal:

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Kill processes:
tsuninstaller.exe, tsuninstaller.exe, tsuninstaller.exe, flexpakuninst.exe, ctinstall.exe, tsadbot.exe, tsuninstaller.exe, tschannelconfig.exe, tsadbot.exe, ctinstall.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{1dc1fa5e-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\flexactive.flexactive
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\flexactive.flexactive.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1dc1fa5d-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{572a659c-37c9-11d4-b552-00c04f797b69}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{1dc1fa50-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\timesink inc.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\timesink\ inc.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\conducent
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\windows\flexactv.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls\c:\winnt\flexactv.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\flexpak
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\timesink inc.
HKEY_USERS\.default\software\timesink

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
flexactv.dll, tsad.dll, flexactv.dll, simpleregistration.dll, tsad.dll, ctchanconfig.dll, flexactv.dll, tsad.dll, vcpdll.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
tsuninstaller.exe, tsuninstaller.exe, tsuninstaller.exe, flexpakuninst.exe, ctinstall.exe, tsadbot.exe, tsuninstaller.exe, tschannelconfig.exe, tsadbot.exe, ctinstall.exe, flexactv.dll, tsad.dll, flexactv.dll, simpleregistration.dll, tsad.dll, ctchanconfig.dll, flexactv.dll, tsad.dll, vcpdll.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
3d frog man demo
flexpak
timesink

Information added: 2004-11-25 14:18:16
Information updated: 2004-12-03 05:50:05

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