Ucleaner.com Removal Guide
Do you know what Ucleaner.com is?
DESCRIPTION
Ucleaner.com is a web browser hijacker that utilizes a Trojan infection to download and/or install rogue anti-spyware programs such as UltimateCleaner onto your computer. Ucleaner.com has the ability to install a fake anti-spyware program without your permission which may cause serious issues on your computer. If you ever visit Ucleaner.com you will find that it is initially set up to promote the rogue program Ultimate Cleaner or UltimateCleaner which is well known to be a misleading computer security program.
In non-techie terms: Is your default home page set to Ucleaner.com in your favorite web browser program? If so then you must take immediate action to remove the Trojan infection that has replaced your homepage with Ucleaner.com. You should not visit Ucleaner.com under any circumstances. If you find that you have landed on the Ucleaner.com site you must not fall for the devious tactics and language used.
Name: Ucleaner.com
Ucleaner.com WHOIS Information:
Website IP Address: 70.85.114.187
Registration Service Provided By: ESTDOMAINS INC
Contact: 1.3027224217
Registrar: www.estdomains.com
Domain Name: UCLEANER.COM
Update Date: 26-Feb-2008
Creation Date: 29-Mar-2006
Expiration Date: 29-Mar-2009
Domain servers in listed order:
NS43.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS44.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Ucleaner.com website image:
Aliases: Ucleaner.com, Ultimate Cleaner, Ultimate Cleaner 2007.
Plasma Automatic Removal Instructions
This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.
- Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
- Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop. - After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files. - SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
- Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
- SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter. - Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
- After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:). - Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
- Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin. - Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin. - Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.
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