CrocoPop

· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Category:

Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.

Similar Pests:

 Adware

Origins

Date of Origin:

 April, 2005

Operation

Advertising:

 Yes. Popups begin at boot, and do not use IE.

Detection and Removal

Automatic Removal:

PestPatrol detects this.

PestPatrol removes this.

Manual Removal:

 Try "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel if you find an entry there for CrocoPop.
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\crocopop, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.



Clean Registry:

Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

Research

More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • Benjamin Googins
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 15, 2005