NowBox Adware

NowBox malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Hijacker
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%DESKTOP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\nowbox\nowbox.lnk
[%STARTUP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\systrayuser.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\systrayuser.dll
[%DESKTOP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\nowbox\nowbox.lnk
[%STARTUP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\systrayuser.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\systrayuser.dll

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting NowBox:

Files:
[%DESKTOP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\nowbox\nowbox.lnk
[%STARTUP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\systrayuser.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\systrayuser.dll
[%DESKTOP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\nowbox\nowbox.lnk
[%STARTUP%]\nowbox.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\systrayuser.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\systrayuser.dll

Folders:
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\nowbox
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\vflash

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{a0bd4ff5-d828-11d3-9eb5-00600837e6ee}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a0bd4ff6-d828-11d3-9eb5-00600837e6ee}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\systrayuser.energenicsystrayuser
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\systrayuser.energenicsystrayuser.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{a0bd4fe6-d828-11d3-9eb5-00600837e6ee}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\valueflash
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{9dc5d4a4-3f21-40e2-aaa5-000000000004}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\nowbox

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls

Removing NowBox:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from NowBox.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove NowBox manually.

To completely manually remove NowBox malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with NowBox.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the NowBox process.
2. Delete the original NowBox file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes NowBox from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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