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How to Detect and Remove Netrat?
Netrat Description:

When Netrat is installed on the system, it tracks Internet usage and submits the tracked information to a server. Netrat must be installed on the system by executing a file or by visiting certain Web sites. However, if this program is installed when you visit a Web site, you must agree to the installation.

File names: Netratings.exe; Nrpr.exe

When Netrat is executed, it does the following:

  1. Adds the value:

    "Premeter"="C:\Program Files\Netratings\Premeter\Netratings.exe"

    or:

    "Premeter"="C:\Program Files\Netratings\Premeter\Nrpr.exe"


    to the registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

  2. Creates one of the following files:
    • C:\Program Files\Netratings\Premeter\Netratings.exe
    • C:\Program Files\Netratings\Premeter\Nrpr.exe

Information is not displayed on the screen when the programs are being installed. However, Spyware.Netrat adds the entry "Premeter" in the Add/Remove option in the Control Panel in Windows.
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Netrat Manual Removal:
Follow these steps to remove NetRatings Premeter 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+\netratings\netmeter\netmeter.exe
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nminstall.exe
    programfilesdir+\netratings\premeter\nrpr.exe
    prmt.exe
    prmt_update_en_1.0.4.0_standard.exe
  2. Remove AutoRun Reference: Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. If you find the value premeter, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.
  3. Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\dbghelp.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmgk101.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmnsob60.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmnsob61.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmnsob62.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmobsvr.dll
    systemroot+\system32\nmtracer.dllnmtracer.dll
  4. Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\netmeter
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\premeter
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\premeter
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\netratings
  5. Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\config.ini
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\dbghelp.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\netmeter.exe
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmgk101.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nminstall.exe
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmnsob60.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmnsob61.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmnsob62.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\nmobsvr.dll
    programfilesdir+\netratings\netmeter\setup.ini
    programfilesdir+\netratings\premeter\nrpr.exe
    systemroot+\system32\nmtracer.dllnmtracer.dll
    prmt.exe
    prmt_update_en_1.0.4.0_standard.exe
  6. Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:
    programfilesdir+\netratings
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