DDialer


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



Overview

Summary:

This dialer installs the exe on the desktop making it more difficult to delete. It immediately tries to dial an overseas connection.

Alias:

DarkDialer, Dialer [Name used by Ad-aware], Dialer.Gen [Panda], Dialer-RAS.as [McAfee], Dialer-RAS.at.gen [McAfee]

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.

Similar Pests:

Dialer

Origins

URL:

http://www.crackmachine.com.

Date of Origin:

March, 2002

Distribution

Prevalence:

  • DDialer: 2.8%
  • More Info

    Clot Factor:

  • DDialer: 2
  • 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.

    Growth:

  • DDialer: Insufficient data to report growth
  • Operation

    Storage Required:

  • DDialer: at least 393 KB
  • Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.



    Manual Removal:

    Follow these steps to remove DDialer 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:

    Unregister DLLs:

    Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:

  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
  • Research By:

  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    April 02, 2005