ADWARE_WHENU

To restart in Safe Mode:

• For Windows 2000 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 when you see the Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows XP users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting then pressing F8 several times when the POST screen appears.
3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.

• For Windows Server 2003 users

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press F8 after Windows starts up. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting again and pressing F8 several times afterward.
3. On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode then press Enter.

To delete the registry key this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   ACM.ACMFactory
4. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   ACM.ACMFactory.1
5. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   Gif89.Gif89
6. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   Gif89.Gif89.1
7. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   InetCtls.Inet
8. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   InetCtls.Inet.1
9. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
   PLAYGIF.PlayGifCtrl.1
10. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    SimpleRegistry.Registry
11. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    SimpleRegistry.Registry.1
12. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    UControlScanAndRemove.UControlScanner
13. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WUDownld.WhenuDownload
14. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WUDownld.WhenuDownload.1
15. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WUSE.1
16. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenU.EmbedSE
17. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenU.EmbedSE.1
18. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    drs.n
19. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    wss_sp_gen.Class1
20. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    wss_sp_reg.Class1
21. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>AppID
22. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ACM.DLL
23. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {127DF9B4-D75D-44A6-AF78-8C3A8CEB03DB}
24. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>CLSID
25. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {0C4C45DB-A4DC-4CF4-8F1D-8CADF97855C9}
26. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
27. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
28. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {28D47530-CF84-11D1-834C-00A0249F0C28}
29. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
30. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {389A5A59-1306-4389-A779-2EB9D0BC1FFB}
31. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {45E5DADB-DFDF-4FC3-A46C-DD34B6CDDB38}
32. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {4D5604E7-4737-40E9-819B-659922370515}
33. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {605FA8C6-995D-48DC-995E-EC3C06D6CA0F}
34. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {70271F18-B604-40FE-A8CD-15BAEB11ED84}
35. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
36. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {763BD795-24AE-44d7-82D8-F9A1EE799729}
37. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {A9AAE1AB-9688-42C5-86F5-C12F6B9015AD}
38. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
39. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {CB8ACEF9-1085-4B47-B969-963E56AA9543}
40. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {E2F2B9D0-96B9-4B25-B90C-636ECB207D18}
41. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {FC327B3F-377B-4CB7-8B61-27CD69816BC3}
42. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {FEE7FD53-3356-4D4D-8978-2C4AE3A7E109}
43. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>Interface
44. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {0A65CA2B-EDB9-48B1-92DA-1D92C72498E4}
45. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {236D7B88-595F-4330-9BCA-3050C6C4C091}
46. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {2DB1A6DF-8120-47BD-9DCE-CFCD47B17B24}
47. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {2F970EB7-3EA7-4AC1-BF38-FC22148EBACB}
48. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {43382522-A846-46F4-AC57-1F71AE6E1086}
49. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {572FB162-C0BA-4EDF-8CFF-E3846153B9B0}
50. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {711648F0-5FF5-4C81-805E-A1AEDBAB4951}
51. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {72A836D1-BC00-43C0-A941-17960E4FB842}
52. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {8CBDBA78-8CD5-4037-BD94-67CD49958D23}
53. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {A1A53286-D448-44EE-9660-F60A620A24B1}
54. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {AB94D42B-64E9-436F-887C-CF38FE475CFC}
55. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {BEAE14DB-A12A-442D-BF77-4644E3661211}
56. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {F3208E7F-0E66-4F1D-BAB9-EF7EC870ED24}
57. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT>TypeLib
58. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {20752C25-2D97-4E6F-9EE2-94B74D202875}
59. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F445}
60. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {5B061650-38AE-49B4-9F5D-35396B2CEFF5}
61. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {916D4BE3-6B0F-4E73-871A-17BD6EF3B2F9}
62. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {A001A440-E479-4FA9-8270-2CC9F0E69E2C}
63. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {A71F6500-F41D-4775-808C-98A93F1F6B04}
64. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {DF901432-1B9F-4F5B-9E56-301C553F9095}
65. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>Auralis
66. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Wsst Screen Savers
67. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE
68. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    DR_S
69. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Explorer Bars
70. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {715839CD-ABEC-45D8-A83C-1275F2D837CD}
71. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Extensions
72. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    CmdMapping
73. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenU
74. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    dfrprov
75. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}
76. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE
77. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    UControl
78. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenU
79. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenUSave
80. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenUSearch
81. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenUShop
82. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Code Store Database>Distribution Units
83. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {A27AD582-5BE5-4C2D-82F0-48B24FE02040}
84. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>Extensions
85. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {737830B7-F1F9-4bae-A8FC-1433C71BEDFF}
86. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>Browser Helper Objects
87. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {202B3533-0678-4BDA-95EF-ACCCD3FCA952}
88. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    {BA2325ED-F9EB-4830-8FCE-0BC35B16969B}
89. In the left panel, double-click the following:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Uninstall
90. Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Bikini Girls Screensaver
91. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    ClockSync
92. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Harley Davidson Signs SS
93. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    Sakura Kinomoto
94. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    SaveNow
95. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    UControl Scan and Remove
96. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WeatherCast
97. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenUSaveMsg
98. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenUSavePBTB
99. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
    WhenUSearch
100. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
     WhenUSearchB
101. Again Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
     {8669BD13-2C83-431A-95A9-24B69DAF3A41}
102. Close Registry Editor.

To delete the registry value this malware/grayware created:

1. Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
2. In the left panel, double-click the following:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
3. In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   WhenUSearch = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\Search.exe"
4. Again In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
   WhenUSearchWHSE = "%Program Files%\WhenUSearch\whse.exe"
5. Close Registry Editor.

To delete malware/grayware component files:

1. Search for the following files:
   
   • %System%\aamd532.dll
   • %System%\MSInet.ocx
   • %Windows%\system\gif89.dll
   • %Windows%\system\MSCOMCTL.OCX
   • %Windows%\system\Msstdfmt.dll
   • %Windows%\system\riched32.dll
   • %Windows%\system\SimpleRegistry.dll
   
   Note: To do a search for the following files, right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running. For each file to be deleted, type its file name in the Named input box. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
2. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file.
3. Repeat the said steps for all files listed.

To delete malware/grayware folders:

1. Right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running.
2. In the Named input box, type:
   
   • %Application Data%\UControl
   • %Program Files%\ClockSync
   • %Program Files%\Common Files\UControl
   • %Program Files%\Common Files\WhenU
   • %Program Files%\DAEMON Tools SearchBar
   • %Program Files%\Save
   • %Program Files%\WeatherCast
   • %Program Files%\WhenUSearch
   • %Start Menu%\Programs\WhenUSearch
3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter.
4. Once located, select the folder then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the folder.
5. Repeat the said steps for all folders listed.