ADW_LOOTS

To restart in Safe Mode:

• For Windows 2000 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 when you see the Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows XP users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting then pressing F8 several times when the POST screen appears.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows Server 2003 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after Windows starts up. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting again and pressing F8 several times afterward.
3. On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode then press Enter.

• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Advanced Boot Options menu does not appear, try restarting and then pressing F8 several times after the POST screen is displayed.
3. On the Advanced Boot Options menu, use the arrow keys to select the Safe Mode option, and then press Enter.

To delete the registry key this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   STool
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Uninstall
5. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   STool
6. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
7. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   STool.SToolHelper.1
8. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>STool.SToolHelper.1
9. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   CLSID
10. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    STool.SToolHelper
11. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>STool.SToolHelper
12. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CLSID
13. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CurVer
14. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID
15. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {88B3E7BD-0AD1-44FD-823F-9E880D871D5D}
16. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID>{88B3E7BD-0AD1-44FD-823F-9E880D871D5D}
17. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ProgID
18. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    VersionIndependentProgID
19. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Programmable
20. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    InprocServer32
21. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TypeLib
22. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    STool.SToolBand.1
23. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>STool.SToolBand.1
24. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CLSID
25. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    STool.SToolBand
26. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>STool.SToolBand
27. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CLSID
28. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CurVer
29. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {C5C4B8B0-6077-4E32-BC18-A45FB81BC6B4}
30. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID>{C5C4B8B0-6077-4E32-BC18-A45FB81BC6B4}
31. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ProgID
32. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    VersionIndependentProgID
33. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Programmable
34. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    InprocServer32
35. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TypeLib
36. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>TypeLib
37. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {DAE862B4-222D-416D-8A46-8BD200051081}
38. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>TypeLib>{DAE862B4-222D-416D-8A46-8BD200051081}
39. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    1.0
40. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>TypeLib>{DAE862B4-222D-416D-8A46-8BD200051081}>1.0
41. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    FLAGS
42. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>TypeLib>{DAE862B4-222D-416D-8A46-8BD200051081}>1.0>0
43. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    win32
44. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    HELPDIR
45. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>Interface
46. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {9637E77D-5B79-4331-9103-A6F3EAE6C57D}
47. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>Interface>{9637E77D-5B79-4331-9103-A6F3EAE6C57D}
48. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ProxyStubClsid
49. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ProxyStubClsid32
50. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TypeLib
51. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {A6344D7D-596E-4E9B-9AFE-CCF1C04E2B6C}
52. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>Interface>{A6344D7D-596E-4E9B-9AFE-CCF1C04E2B6C}
53. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ProxyStubClsid
54. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ProxyStubClsid32
55. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    TypeLib
56. Close Registry Editor.

To delete the registry value this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   STool = "%Program Files%\STool\STool.exe"
4. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>STool
5. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   id = "SD39"
6. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   version = "1.0.0.3"
7. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   inst = "{malware path and file name}"
8. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Main
9. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   TabProcGrowth = "0"
10. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Main
11. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    TabProcGrowth = "0"
12. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Uninstall>STool
13. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    DisplayName = "STool"
14. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    UninstallString = "%Program Files%\STool\Uninstall.exe"
15. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Publisher = "NBIZ"
16. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    NoModify = "1"
17. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    NoRepair = "1"
18. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID>{88B3E7BD-0AD1-44FD-823F-9E880D871D5D}>InprocServer32
19. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
20. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>CLSID>{C5C4B8B0-6077-4E32-BC18-A45FB81BC6B4}>InprocServer32
21. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
22. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>Interface>{9637E77D-5B79-4331-9103-A6F3EAE6C57D}>TypeLib
23. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Version = "1.0"
24. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Classes>Interface>{A6344D7D-596E-4E9B-9AFE-CCF1C04E2B6C}>TypeLib
25. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
    Version = "1.0"
26. Close Registry Editor.

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

• For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:

1. Right-click Start then click Search....
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\nsProcess.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\UAC.dll
   • %Program Files%\STool\STool.dll
   • %Program Files%\STool\STool.exe
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\System.dll
   • %Program Files%\STool\Uninstall.exe
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\IpConfig.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\NSISdl.dll
   • %User Temp%\inst.xxx
   • %Program Files%\STool\setting.dat
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
5. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.

• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users:

1. Click Start>Computer.
2. In the Search input box, type:
   
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\nsProcess.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\UAC.dll
   • %Program Files%\STool\STool.dll
   • %Program Files%\STool\STool.exe
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\System.dll
   • %Program Files%\STool\Uninstall.exe
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\IpConfig.dll
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp\NSISdl.dll
   • %User Temp%\inst.xxx
   • %Program Files%\STool\setting.dat
3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.
4. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.
   *Note: Read the following Microsoft page if these steps do not work on Windows 7.

To delete malware/grayware/spyware folders:

1. Right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
   • %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp
   • %Program Files%\STool
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the folder then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the folder.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the remaining folders:
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1
   • %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
   • %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
   • %User Temp%\nsc3.tmp
   • %Program Files%\STool