Title: Zwunzi

Type: Adware

Remove Zwunzi. Removal instructions

Also known as: Adware.Zwunzi

Severity scale:

(60 / 100)

Zwunzi is an adware application that comes bundled with other software (not necessarily malware). Recently it was distributed with a free mp3/wma/ogg converter. It installs itself as a Browser Search Plugin for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, but may affect other browser too. When installed, Zwunzi adware creates Zwunzi Service with an automatic start up type. The biggest problem is that this infection redirects user searches to the zwunzi.com. So, every time you intend to search Yahoo! or Google you will be automatically redirected to zwunzi.com with requested search term.

Zwunzi is classified as potentially unwanted application because it is distributed and installed using misleading methods and hijacks user's browser. If your computer is infected with this adware, please use the manual removal guide below or an automatic removal tool and remove Zwunzi as soon as possible.

Related files: wunzi.exe, zwunzi.dll, Uninstall.exe, zwunzi130.exe, zwunzi128.exe

Zwunzi properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Stays resident in background

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Zwunzi manual removal:

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Kill processes:
zwunzi128.exe zwunzi129.exe zwunzi130.exe wunzi.exe uninstall.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zwunzi\"DisplayName" = "Zwunzi 1.0 build 128"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zwunzi\"UninstallString" = "%ProgramFiles%\Zwunzi\uninstall.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"Cid" = "466705c1534b4aee8c896579946b055f"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"DllPath = "%ProgramFiles%\Zwunzi\zwunzi.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"Initial" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"Partner" = "ZWUNZI128"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"Primary" = "f403"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"ShowBarSign" = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"ShowToolbarButton" = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"Src" = "zwunzi"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zwunzi\"Version" = "1001c"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ZWUNZI_SERVICE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ZWUNZI_SERVICE\0000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ZWUNZI_SERVICE\0000\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Zwunzi Service
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Zwunzi Service\Enum
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Zwunzi Service\Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ZWUNZI_SERVICE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ZWUNZI_SERVICE\0000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ZWUNZI_SERVICE\0000\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Zwunzi Service
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Zwunzi Service\Enum
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Zwunzi Service\Security

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
zwunzi.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
zwunzi128.exe zwunzi130.exe uninstall.exe zwunzi.dll wunzi.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%ProgramFiles%\Zwunzi
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Zwunzi

Information added: 2009-12-07 05:05:02
Information updated: 2010-03-16 12:03:58

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2010 01 20

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