Remove YinStart. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(30 / 100)

This browser hijacker changes the default Internet Explorer start page to www.1yin.com and redirects a web browser to certain sites without asking for user permission. YinStart installs its files into the main Windows directory (C:\Winnt or C:\Windows) and alters the registry, so it could run on every system startup.

YinStart properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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YinStart manual removal:

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Kill processes:
smss.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\smss.exe=%Windir%\smss.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\smss.exe=%Windir%\smss.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Run=%Windir%\smss.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=http://www.1yin.com

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
smss.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Information added: 2005-07-06 03:43:29
Information updated: 2005-07-06 03:43:29

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