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Sunday 17 June 2012

How to Remove the 'About: Blank' Virus From Computer?

         About: Blank is a browser hijacker virus. A browser hijacker virus, sometimes called a browser redirect virus, is a computer virus that changes your Internet settings. Generally, a browser hijacker will change your homepage and redirect your Internet searches to random sites. The About: Blank virus redirects your Internet searches to pornographic sites. In addition, the About: Blank virus may slow your computer, add icons to your desktop, and decrease.


Instructions

End About: Blank Processes

Press \"Ctrl\" + \"Alt\" + \"Delete.\"
Click on the \"Task Manager\" and then click on the \"Processes\" tab.
End the following processes. To end a process, click on the process and then click on \"End Process.\"<br /><br />\"phafxfa.exe\"<br />\"svhost.exe\"<br />\"smbdins.exe\"<br />\"sethcd.exe\"<br />\"tsmsetup.exe\"

Delete About: Blank Registry Entries


Hold down the Windows key and press \"R.\" The Run box opens.
Type \"regedit\" into the Run box and click \"OK.\" The Registry Editor opens.
Locate the following registry entries in the Registry Editor and delete them. To delete a registry entry, right-click on it and select \"Delete.\"<br /><br />\"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\internet explorer\\toolbar {06abaa2d-34ab-4902-a326-409bd9b9a7a5}\"<br />\"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\explorer\\browser helper objects\\{b664647f-efd5-4837-a810-a807139107e5}\"<br />\"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\run network service\"<br />\"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\clsid\\{06abaa2d-34ab-4902-a326-409bd9b9a7a5}\"<br />\"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\clsid\\{b664647f-efd5-4837-a810-a807139107e5}\"<br />\"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\clsid\\{ce6a1268-9cc9-4ba3-8657-fe1132906cc4}\"<br />\"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\software\\microsoft\\internet explorer\\toolbar\\webbrowser {06abaa2d-34ab-4902-a326-409bd9b9a7a5}\"<br />\"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\run network service\"

Delete About: Blank DLL Files

Hold down the Windows key and press \"R.\" The Run box opens.
Type \"cmd\" into the Run box and click \"OK.\" The Command Prompt opens.
Type the following into the Command Prompt. Press \"Enter\" after each line. <br /><br />\"regsvr32 /u wdm.dll” <br />\"regsvr32 /u achpjba.dll” <br />\"regsvr32 /u cbme.dll” <br />\"regsvr32 /u se.dll” <br />\"regsvr32 /u iesp1.dll”

 Delete About: Blank Files

Click on the \"Start\" menu.
Click on the \"Search Programs and Files\" box.
Search for and delete the following files. To delete a file, right-click on it and select \"Delete.\"<br /><br />\"ld[X].tmp\"<br />\"syg.db\"<br />\"spyfalcon.url\"<br />\"blacklist.txt\"<br />\"english.ini\"<br />\"spyfalcon 2.0.lnk\"<br />\"uninstall spyfalcon 2.0.lnk\"<br />\"spyfalcon 2.0.lnk\"<br />\"spyfalcon 2.0 website.lnk\"<br />\"spyfalcon.lnk'<br />\"spyfalcon 2.0.lnk\"

1 comment:

  1. i found a solution not from Internet; by myself... You have have to remove your language pack... It is so simple... I read so many stupid articles and nothing were help me... Try my solution... You do not uninstall Internet Explorer.. Onlu uninstall the language pack of your Explorer... Yo will see when you re-open the Internet . If you wish you again download your language back soon...

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