Timesink Spyware

Timesink malware description and removal detail
Categories:Spyware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\iolo\AntiVirus\Quarantined\E1DCB38C-2E2D-427D-BEDE-2888B3.INFECTED
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\TimeSink\AdGateway\TsAdBot.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\VcpDLL.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\flexactv.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\vcpdll.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\ctinstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\vcpdll.dll
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\iolo\AntiVirus\Quarantined\E1DCB38C-2E2D-427D-BEDE-2888B3.INFECTED
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\TimeSink\AdGateway\TsAdBot.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\VcpDLL.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\flexactv.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\vcpdll.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\ctinstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\vcpdll.dll

In order to ensure that the Timesink is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Timesink adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\TimeSink\AdGateway\TsAdBot.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\ctinstall.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Timesink:

Files:
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\iolo\AntiVirus\Quarantined\E1DCB38C-2E2D-427D-BEDE-2888B3.INFECTED
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\TimeSink\AdGateway\TsAdBot.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\VcpDLL.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\flexactv.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\vcpdll.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\ctinstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\vcpdll.dll
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\iolo\AntiVirus\Quarantined\E1DCB38C-2E2D-427D-BEDE-2888B3.INFECTED
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\TimeSink\AdGateway\TsAdBot.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\tsad.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\VcpDLL.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\flexactv.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\vcpdll.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\temp\ctinstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\vcpdll.dll

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\timesink
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\egames\3d frog man demo
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\flexpak

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{1dc1fa5e-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\flexactive.flexactive
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\flexactive.flexactive.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1dc1fa5d-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{572a659c-37c9-11d4-b552-00c04f797b69}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{1dc1fa50-773d-11d3-9f9f-006097a7311b}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\timesink inc.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\timesink, inc.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\conducent
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\flexpak
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\timesink inc.
HKEY_USERS\.default\software\timesink

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls

Removing Timesink:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Timesink.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Timesink manually.

To completely manually remove Timesink malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Timesink.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Timesink process.
2. Delete the original Timesink file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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