Remove webHancer. Description and removal instructions

Title: webHancer
Type: Spyware	Severity scale: (25 / 100)

webHancer is a spyware parasite that records addresses of user visited web sites and sends gathered data to predetermined remote servers. It has the ability to update itself via the Internet. The threat is bundled with some advertising-supported software such as Grokster or AudioGalaxy file sharing programs. webHancer silently runs on every Windows startup.

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webHancer properties:
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic webHancer removal:

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webHancer manual removal:

Kill processes:
whagent.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\webhancer agent
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\webhancer survey companion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C900B400-CDFE-11D3-976A-00E02913A9E0}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C89435B0-CDFE-11D3-976A-00E02913A9E0}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Typelib\{C8CB3870-CDFE-11D3-976A-00E02913A9E0}

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
sporder.dll, whiehlpr.dll, whieshm.dll, wbhshare.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
whagent.exe, sporder.dll, whiehlpr.dll, whieshm.dll, wbhshare.dll, whagent.ini

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\webHancer

Other programs to remove webHancer:

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

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 03/09/05

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