DeluxeCommunications Adware

DeluxeCommunications malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]AdWare.Win32.SurfSide.ay
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%APPDATA%]\Dxcknwrd.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DxcUpdater3.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcBho.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcCore.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\misc002\DXC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\abc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\bkd.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\dxclib303562752.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\DXCecho.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DXC8.x.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Dxcknwrd.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DxcUpdater3.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcBho.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcCore.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\misc002\DXC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\abc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\bkd.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\dxclib303562752.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\DXCecho.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DXC8.x.exe

In order to ensure that the DeluxeCommunications is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the DeluxeCommunications adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DxcUpdater3.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\misc002\DXC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\abc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\bkd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\DXCecho.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DXC8.x.exe

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

Detecting DeluxeCommunications:

Files:
[%APPDATA%]\Dxcknwrd.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DxcUpdater3.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcBho.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcCore.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\misc002\DXC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\abc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\bkd.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\dxclib303562752.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\DXCecho.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DXC8.x.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Dxcknwrd.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DxcUpdater3.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcBho.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications\DxcCore.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\misc002\DXC.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\abc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\bkd.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\dxclib303562752.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\DXCecho.exe
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\DXC8.x.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\DeluxeCommunications
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\InetGet2

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{a8bd6820-6ed7-423e-9558-2d1486b0feea}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\deluxecommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\deluxecommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\deluxecommunications

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing DeluxeCommunications:

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

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 DeluxeCommunications manually.

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

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