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· Overview ·
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Overview |
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Vendor Notes: |
Coulomb Dialer is a pornography related dialer. |
Category: |
Dialer: Software that dials a phone number. Some dialers connect to local Internet Service Providers and are beneficial as configured. Others connect to toll numbers without user awareness or permission. |
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Dialer |
Origins |
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Group: |
Coulomb Internet Payment Systems |
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URL: |
http://www.coulomb.co.uk/ |
Date of Origin: |
March, 2005 |
Distribution |
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Prevalence: |
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Clot Factor: |
The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone. |
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Operation |
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Platform: |
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP |
Storage Required: |
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Risks |
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Privacy Policy: |
none found on web site. |
Detection and Removal |
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Automatic Removal: |
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Manual Removal: |
Try Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel, removing "Porn Turbo" if found. |
| Stop Running Processes: Kill these running processes with Task Manager: | |
| Unregister DLLs: Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot: | |
| Clean Registry: Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit: | |
| Remove Files: Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer: | |
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Last Revised: |
April 15, 2005 |