SpediaBar

Overview

Vendor Description

"The SpediaBar is a free softwareapplication that lets you earn money while you surfthe Internet. It's a small bar that docks next to yourbrowser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) anddisplays advertising.* You earn one point for each minuteyou have your SpediaBar open and you actively browsethe Internet with normal surfing behavior. This amountsto $0.70 per hour if you are a Premier member."- source

Alias

Adware/PortalScan [Panda],

Variants

SpediaBar 2.12 ·

Origins

Group

Spedia, Inc.

Vendor

Spedia.net

Others By This Group

SpediaBar 2.12·

Email

support@spedia.net

Date of Origin

Variants from August, 2000 to August, 2004

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove SpediaBar 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.

Stop Running Processes:

Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

Remove Autorun Reference:

Go To the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\mwsvm, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.

Unregister DLLs:

Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

Clean Registry:

Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\adrotator.applicationHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000221}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{00000250-0320-4dd4-be4f-7566d2314352}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{34ef5b1c-52cb-400b-8b7c-f787018b3826}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{3e7145b1-ea07-42ce-9299-11df39ff54bd}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{965a592f-8efa-4250-8630-7960230792f1}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\csie.csiecoreHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\csie.csiecore.1HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\csie.csiecore\clsidHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\csie.csiecore\curverHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{0f2a4adc-dabf-4980-8db4-19f67d7b1f95}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{96b3b1b9-a510-4603-bd66-2bb2c9f21542}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{e9d8697e-bea9-4170-84f3-509ad2a11951}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\swrt01.rtHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{3cd9d85e-1ff2-4bf7-a113-6669b8d1e676}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{60494593-5408-447d-bd5e-a16640d6af99}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{69db5061-ff0a-418b-ada6-68ac77d69e44}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urllauncher.urllaunchercontrolHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urllauncher.urllaunchercontrol.1HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urllauncher.urllaunchercontrol\clsidHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urllauncher.urllaunchercontrol\curverHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urlsearch.urlsearchHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urlsearch.urlsearch.1HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\voiceipdll.voiceipdllobj.1HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{13197ace-6851-45c3-a7ff-c281324d5489}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\cryptography\services\curlHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\cryptography\services\distidHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\cryptography\services\durlHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\cryptography\services\rurlHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\cryptography\services\vurlHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\mwsvmHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\mwsvm\dhppHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\mwsvm\dpkHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\slmss\3HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\slmss\5HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\wise solutions\wise installation system\repair\c:/winnt/system32/innervbinstall.log\2\software\microsoft\cryptography\services\\rurl

Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

Remove Directories:

Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:

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