Global Dialer

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

Overview

Summary:

 Author is based in the Balearic Islands, south of Spain. The site proclaims "We stopped our services"

Alias:

 Dialer.GlobalDialer

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

Group:

 Global Dialer S.I.

Mailing Address:

 Gloal Dialer s.i., Apartado de Correos 123, E-07180 Santa Ponsa Mallorca - Baleares

EMail:

 info@globaldialer.net

URL:

 http://www.globaldialer.net/support.php

Date of Origin:

 March, 2005

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • Global Dialer: 0.4%
    • More Info

    Clot Factor:
  • Global Dialer: 1

    • 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.

    Operation

    Platform:

    		 Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

    Risks

    Privacy Policy:

    		 None found at web site.

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Use "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel, and remove Global Dialer.
    Remove AutoRun Reference:

    Go To the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
    If you find the value HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\sws.exe, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.
    If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\sws.exe, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.



    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    Remove Directories:

    Remove these directories (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:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 03, 2005