PromulGate malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms: Files in system folders:
 
[%APPDATA%]\Tenebril\GhostSurf\3.0\Spyware history\Restore\d22428bb0b0bd18a61917f100a90ebeb
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\arch\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\538.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinTG.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\Adverts\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinTG.ebd
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\License.txt
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\uninstall.html
[%SYSTEM%]\dp-b23011805.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Tenebril\GhostSurf\3.0\Spyware history\Restore\d22428bb0b0bd18a61917f100a90ebeb
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\arch\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\538.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinTG.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\Adverts\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinTG.ebd
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\License.txt
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\uninstall.html
[%SYSTEM%]\dp-b23011805.exe  In order to ensure that the PromulGate is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the PromulGate adds a link to its executable file in the system registry: 
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 
[%SYSTEM%]\dp-b23011805.exe  Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
 Detecting PromulGate:
  Files:  
[%APPDATA%]\Tenebril\GhostSurf\3.0\Spyware history\Restore\d22428bb0b0bd18a61917f100a90ebeb
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\arch\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\538.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinTG.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\Adverts\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinTG.ebd
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\License.txt
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\uninstall.html
[%SYSTEM%]\dp-b23011805.exe
[%APPDATA%]\Tenebril\GhostSurf\3.0\Spyware history\Restore\d22428bb0b0bd18a61917f100a90ebeb
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\DelFin\PromulGate\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\arch\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nfo\mon2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\cache\538.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0106.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0315.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0412.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0504.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv0904.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1125.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1204.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1215.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1909.ddx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv1920.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\nsv\wmv2007.dbd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\pcsvc\delfinTG.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\Adverts\286.dfn
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinAF.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinBD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinCO.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinDL.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinED.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinID.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinKY.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLD.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinLO.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinSI.edx
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinST.ebd
[%COMMON_APPDATA%]\wsxs\delfinTG.ebd
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\License.txt
[%SYSTEM%]\wsxsvc\uninstall.html
[%SYSTEM%]\dp-b23011805.exe  
   Folders:  
[%PROFILE%]\all users\application data\dpi
[%PROFILE%]\all users\application data\wsxs  
   Registry Keys:  
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2bb15d36-43be-4743-a3a0-3308f4b1a610}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{41700749-a109-4254-af13-be54011e8783}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{2a7db8d1-43be-4ad3-a81e-9bb8c9d00073}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\dpi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\dmvlite
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\dvx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\vmss  
   Registry Values:  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run  
    
Removing PromulGate:
  An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt  should detect and prevent infection from PromulGate.
    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 PromulGate manually.
  To completely manually remove PromulGate malware from your computer,  you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders  associated with PromulGate.
  -  Use Task Manager to terminate the PromulGate process.
-  Delete the original PromulGate file and folders.
-  Delete the system registry key parameters
-  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 PromulGate 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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