Adware.Win32.TimeSink.GB

To terminate the malware/grayware/spyware process:

1. Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and take note of the name of the malware/grayware/spyware detected.
2. Open Windows Task Manager. To do this, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
3. View the list of all running programs. To do this:
   • For Windows 7 and Server 2008 (R2) users, click the Processes tab.
   • For Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and Server 2012 (R2) users, click the Details tab.
4. In the list of running programs, locate a malware/grayware/spyware file detected earlier.
5. Select the detected files, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows you are using.
6. Do the same for the remaining detected malware/grayware/spyware files in the list of running programs.
7. To check if the malware/grayware/spyware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again.
8. Close Task Manager.

To delete the registry value this malware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do this:
   » For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 (R2) users, click the Start button, type regedit in the Search input field then press Enter.
   » For Windows 8, Windows 8.1, 10, and Windows Server 2012 (R2) users, right-click on the lower left corner of the screen, click Run, type regedit in the text box provided, and then press Enter.
2. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>.ZIP>ShellNew
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   Data = 50 4B 05 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile
5. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   (Default) = PKZIP File
6. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>open>ddeexec
7. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   (Default) = [open(%1)]
8. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>open>ddeexec>application
9. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   (Default) = pkzipw
10. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>.ZIP
11. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = pkzipfile
12. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>open>command
13. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\pkzipw.exe
14. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract
15. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = E&xtract To...
16. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>open>ddeexec>topic
17. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = system
18. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract>command
19. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\pkzipw.exe
20. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract>ddeexec
21. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = [ExtractTo(%1)]
22. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract>ddeexec>application
23. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = pkzipw
24. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract>ddeexec>topic
25. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = system
26. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test
27. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = &Test
28. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test>command
29. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\pkzipw.exe
30. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test>ddeexec
31. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = [Test(%1)]
32. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test>ddeexec>application
33. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = pkzipw
34. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test>ddeexec>topic
35. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    (Default) = system
36. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>TimeSink, Inc.>AdGateway>Channels>pkzipw270
37. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    ChannelID = 07 50 4B 57 41 52 45 00 03 0C 59 1B 1C 16 13 17 31 01 07 10 0D 1F 1B 11 13 19 07 45 05 07 33
38. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>PKware>PKzipw
39. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    AppID = pkzipw270
40. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>TimeSink, Inc.>TSAdBot
41. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    HoldDown = {Random Hex values}
42. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
43. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    TimeSink Ad Client = %Program Files%\TimeSink\AdGateway\TSAdBot.exe
44. Close Registry Editor.

To delete registry keys this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do this:
   » For Windows 7 and Server 2008 (R2) users, click the Start button, type regedit in the Search input field then press Enter.
   » For Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and Server 2012 (R2) users, right-click on the lower left corner of the screen, click Run, type regedit in the text box provided, and then press Enter.
2. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   .ZIP
4. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>.ZIP
5. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   ShellNew
6. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   pkzipfile
7. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile
8. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   shell
9. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell
10. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    open
11. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>open
12. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
13. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ddeexec
14. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>open>ddeexec
15. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    application
16. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    topic
17. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    extract
18. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract
19. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
20. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ddeexec
21. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>extract>ddeexec
22. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    application
23. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    topic
24. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    test
25. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test
26. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    command
27. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ddeexec
28. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>pkzipfile>shell>test>ddeexec
29. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    application
30. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    topic
31. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows NT>CurrentVersion
32. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    EXTENSIONS
33. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Tracing
34. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TSAdBot_RASAPI32
35. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE
36. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TimeSink, Inc.
37. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>TimeSink, Inc.
38. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    AdGateway
39. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>TimeSink, Inc.>AdGateway
40. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Channels
41. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>TimeSink, Inc.>AdGateway>Channels
42. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    pkzipw270
43. In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>PKware
44. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>PKware
45. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TSAdBot
46. Close Registry Editor.

To manually delete a malware/grayware file from an affected system:

•For Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 (R2), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012 (R2):

1. Open a Windows Explorer window.
   • For Windows 7 and Server 2008 (R2) users, click Start>Computer.
   • For Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and Server 2012 (R2) users, right-click on the lower-left corner of the screen,then click File Explorer.
2. In the Search Computer/This PC input box, type:
   
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\ORDER.TXT
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKZIPW.EXE
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\TSUNINST.EXE
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\OMBUDSMN.ASP
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKWG32.DLL
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKZIPW.HLP
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\WHATSNEW.TXT
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\LICENSE.TXT
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKUNINST.EXE
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\README.TXT
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKZIPW.CNT
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKZIPW.HTM
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\TSINST.EXE
   • %Windows%\TSAd.dll
   • %Windows%\VcpDLL.dll
   • %Program Files%\TimeSink\AdGateway\TSAdBot.exe
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\Go Online!.lnk   
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\License Info.lnk
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\Order Form.lnk   
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\PKZIP for Windows Help.lnk   
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\PKZIP for Windows.lnk   
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\Read Me.lnk   
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\Uninstall.lnk   
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE\What's New.lnk
3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
   *Note: Read the following Microsoft page if these steps do not work on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 (R2).

To delete malware/grayware/spyware folders:

For Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 (R2), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012 (R2):

1. Open a Windows Explorer window.
   • For Windows 7 and Server 2008 (R2) users, click Start>Computer.
   • For Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and Server 2012 (R2) users, right-click on the lower-left corner of the screen,then click File Explorer.
2. In the Search Computer/This PC input box, type:
   
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW
   • %Program Files%\TimeSink
   • %Program Files%\TimeSink\AdGateway
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE
3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the folder.
4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the remaining folders:
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE
   • %Program Files%\PKWARE\PKZIPW
   • %Program Files%\TimeSink
   • %Program Files%\TimeSink\AdGateway
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\PKWARE
   *Note: Read the following Microsoft page if these steps do not work on Windows 7 and Server 2008 (R2).