FindFM Adware

FindFM malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Hijacker
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\FindFM Toolbar\version.txt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\FindFM Toolbar\version.txt

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

Detecting FindFM:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\FindFM Toolbar\version.txt
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\FindFM Toolbar\version.txt

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\findfm toolbar
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\www.find.fm Toolbar

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{01E69986-A054-4C52-ABE8-EF63DF1C5211}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{4897bba6-48d9-468c-8efa-846275d7701b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{4509d3cc-b642-4745-b030-645b79522c6d}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\xbtb04482
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01e69986-a054-4c52-abe8-ef63df1c5211}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{e2ca91f0-3ec8-4b71-864f-c036f9394225}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{005c41ae-7bb0-4ec3-ba86-ba00084c430b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ce5ce9ae-56b0-41c3-ba2a-ba6908804338}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{ddbb949a-b77b-485b-8280-154cb891e91b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{e6bbc69a-8c7b-4c5b-8220-15feb86be97e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\toolbar3.xbtp04482
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{e19c63e9-89d1-4e91-90eb-356975459f11}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{ebf1ae1c-1812-4ccc-b575-4a6f15930418}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xbtb04482.ietoolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xbtb04482.xbtb04482
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{500fdd22-3e0a-4d8f-89d5-85d2d4474bad}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{e2ca91f0-3ec8-4b71-864f-c036f9394225}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\xbtb04482.xbtb04482toolbar

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\search
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar

Removing FindFM:

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

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 FindFM manually.

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

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the FindFM process.
2. Delete the original FindFM 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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