Instant Access

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

Overview

Alias:

 Dialer.Gen [Panda], PornDial-14 [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

Group:

 Electronic Group

By This Group:

 DialPass ·

URL:

 http://www.electronic-group.com

Date of Origin:

 March, 2003

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • Instant Access: 1.2%
    • More Info

    Clot Factor:
  • Instant Access: 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

    Storage Required:
  • Instant Access: at least 153 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.) Browse to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run In the right pane, delete the value called 'Dialer', if it exists. Exit the registry editor. Restart your computer. Delete the following directory and its content: %ProgramsDir%\Instant Access\ Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.
    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!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 April 03, 2005