DropSpam Adware

DropSpam malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Hijacker
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%APPDATA%]\microsoft\addins\ewwotb.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\updrun.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dslifestyle\dslifestyle.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aac.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\appupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\dslife.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ewwsetup.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\updrun.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aae1.exe
[%APPDATA%]\microsoft\addins\ewwotb.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\updrun.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dslifestyle\dslifestyle.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aac.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\appupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\dslife.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ewwsetup.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\updrun.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aae1.exe

In order to ensure that the DropSpam is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the DropSpam adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\updrun.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dslifestyle\dslifestyle.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aac.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\appupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\dslife.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ewwsetup.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\updrun.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aae1.exe

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

Detecting DropSpam:

Files:
[%APPDATA%]\microsoft\addins\ewwotb.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\updrun.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dslifestyle\dslifestyle.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aac.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\appupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\dslife.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ewwsetup.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\updrun.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aae1.exe
[%APPDATA%]\microsoft\addins\ewwotb.dll
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\updrun.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dslifestyle\dslifestyle.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aac.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\appupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\dslife.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\ewwsetup.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupd.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\invupdate.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\updrun.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\aae1.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAMS%]\drop spam
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dropspam
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dslifestyle
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Drop Spam

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\oesrv.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\{54ac0313-c709-4f55-a430-ec7e89f74665}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{1d95d4b4-f3de-4bde-af1d-219b23b58986}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2DEA8791-C2B7-48E1-8992-8E8E6A6FE789}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{3058b2ea-a146-451a-916a-a5dcce7fa0b7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5d50d513-e136-4f9f-b610-c7805e5f2491}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{88b79166-13ab-4d04-aee8-7ab1cde75d7e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ewwie.band
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ewwie.band.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ewwie.popcounter
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ewwie.popcounter.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ewwotb.addin
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ewwotb.addin.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1e98666f-6260-42c9-b846-32b20fdefe7b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1fa6a0f9-705d-4c47-b67c-f12d5f171470}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{34dae02f-aac8-4a32-a188-7444bcdae162}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{4cd72ddb-061e-4366-8a47-babde2dcdba0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{68b8dcdb-efa4-420a-bb8a-71b9892a2063}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a3080819-9a46-4acf-aa24-b34d59715c5e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a5f6c90c-abe4-4c57-a421-8c5a202aa9f8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a7c16b8f-9eea-4e6b-abf8-34e492e14019}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{b13281cf-8778-4c98-ae23-abba4637a33d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\oehk.oerebar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\oehk.oerebar.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\oesrv.oeinterface
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\oesrv.oeinterface.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{8220059c-d959-4f27-b559-179a8c5efdc1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{9ca78f1b-ee6b-4fd0-84e0-794d58a51496}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{cc1074c2-0ca2-408e-81f9-ca8ad68d31a9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{de6317f7-6ef0-45c2-88d1-8e09415817f1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{f45e6252-3fb8-4876-b185-cdc91f42165d}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dropspam
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dropspamtoolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\office\outlook\addins\ewwotb.addin.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{B6E649FA-5461-40d7-AB4D-54FC3C8DB767}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{2DEA8791-C2B7-48E1-8992-8E8E6A6FE789}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\drop spam
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\internet explorer toolbar - dropspam
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\lifestyle . dropspam
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{2dea8791-c2b7-48e1-8992-8e8e6a6fe789}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\extensions\{b6e649fa-5461-40d7-ab4d-54fc3c8db767}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{2dea8791-c2b7-48e1-8992-8e8e6a6fe789}

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\search assistant
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\search assistant
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing DropSpam:

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

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 DropSpam manually.

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

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


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes DropSpam from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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