AdDestroyer Description:

Brings ads to your computer. Such ads may or may not be targeted, but are "injected" and/or popup, and are not displayed within the form of an ad-sponsored application. Some Adware may hijack the ads of other companies, replacing them with its own. See also Spyware, Browser Helper Object.

Silently connects to the Internet after reboot and without user awareness or consent in that session. Stays resident in background after exiting browser without user permission. Displays popup/popunder ads that are displayed when main product is not running or do not appear to be connected with the product (such as popunder ads). Can't be uninstalled by Windows Add/Remove Programs and no uninstaller is provided with application.

Alias: VirtualBouncer

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AdDestroyer Manual Removal:

Follow these steps to remove AdDestroyer from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

1. Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
   programfilesdir+\addestroyer.exe
   systemroot+\system32\trans.exe
     
2. Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
   popoops.dll
   systemroot+\system32\popoops2.dll
   systemroot+\system32\swlad1.dll
   systemroot+\system32\swlad2.dll
   systemroot+\system32\swrt01.dll
    
3. Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\vb and vba program settings\addestroyer
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\dtlbne\hletdbjfd
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\dtlbne\ranepccl
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\datemanager\event
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\datemanager\lockfiles
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\datemanager\restart
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\datemanager\timeout_secs_full
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\appinfo\datemanager\timeout_secs_ui
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\cmeii\lowappinfo
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\date manager\apppath
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\date manager\lastautoupdatecall
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\dyn\autoupdate\tmpupdaterapplet
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\dyn\gch\_bc2\178-200
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\dyn\gch\bd\1088357688.0
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\dyn\gch\gbl\1088357679.0
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\dyn\gus\cfg
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\gmt\gd\q0tasjbqbgaaaleq-tobgnpj\lf
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\gmt\gtd\gtd
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\gmt\gtd\lf
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\gmt\settings\gfd
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\gmt\settings\segbucket
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\gmt\settings\sir
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\gator.com\gator\stat\instapphist
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\addestroyer
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\pgtools\changed
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage
   \c:/windows/downloaded program files/hdplugin1018.dll\.owner
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage
   \c:/windows/downloaded program files/hdplugin1018.dll\{dbae7000-01ec-4162-8feb-8a27ac937ca0}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\addestroyer
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\date manager\displayicon
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\date manager\displayname
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\date manager\uninstallstring
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\pgate
   \displayname
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\pgate
   \uninstallstring
   ......
    
4. Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
   c:\documents and settings\administrator\start menu\programs\addestroyer\addestroyer.lnk
   c:\documents and settings\administrator\start menu\programs\startup\addestroyer.lnk
   popoops.dll
   profilepath+\start menu\programs\startup\addestroyer.lnk
   programfilesdir+\addestroyer.exe
   systemroot+\system32\popoops2.dll
   systemroot+\system32\swlad1.dll
   systemroot+\system32\swlad2.dll
   systemroot+\system32\swrt01.dll
   systemroot+\system32\trans.exe
    
5. Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:
   profilepath+\start menu\programs\addestroyer

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