Shareaza

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

Overview
Category:	P2P: Any peer-to-peer file swapping program, such as Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus, Grokster, Imesh, KaZaa, KaZaa Lite, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza, WinMX and Xolox. In an organization, can degrade network performance and consume vast amounts of storage. May create security issues as outsiders are granted access to internal files. Often bundled with Adware or Spyware.
Similar Pests:	P2P
Origins
Date of Origin:	August, 2004
Distribution
Prevalence:	Shareaza: 45.5% More Info
Clot Factor:	Shareaza: 7 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:	Shareaza: Insufficient data to report growth
Operation
Storage Required:	Shareaza: at least 4745 KB
Detection and Removal
Automatic Removal:	PestPatrol detects this. PestPatrol removes this.
Manual Removal:	Follow these steps to remove Shareaza 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: c:\my shared folder\shareaza\downloads\dvd xcopy xpress platinum v3.20+ keygen (it works)\dxc_platinum_v3.2.0_full_install.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\downloads\dvd xcopy xpress platinum v3.20+ keygen (it works)\keymaker-dvdxcopyrescue.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\downloads\shareaza_2.0.0.0.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\shareaza.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\skins\skin.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\uninstall.exe c:\shareaza\shareaza.exe c:\shareaza\skins\skin.exe
	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\shareaza, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.
	Unregister DLLs: Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot: c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\imageservices.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\imageviewer.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\mediaplayer.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\razawebhook.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\skinscansks.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\skins\zlib.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\zlib.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\imageservices.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\imageviewer.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\mediaplayer.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\razawebhook.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\skinscansks.dll
	Clean Registry: Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\shareaza
	Remove Files: Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer: c:\my shared folder\shareaza\downloads\dvd xcopy xpress platinum v3.20+ keygen (it works)\dxc_platinum_v3.2.0_full_install.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\downloads\dvd xcopy xpress platinum v3.20+ keygen (it works)\keymaker-dvdxcopyrescue.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\downloads\shareaza_2.0.0.0.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\imageservices.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\imageviewer.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\mediaplayer.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\razawebhook.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\plugins\skinscansks.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\commonfooter.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\commonheader.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadsbottom.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadsdownload.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadsfooter.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadsheader.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadssource.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadstab.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\downloadstop.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\home.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\login.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\networkfooter.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\networkheader.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\networknetend.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\networknetstart.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\networkrow.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchbottom.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchcolumn.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchfooter.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchheader.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchmiddle.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchnew.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchrowcolumn.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchrowend.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchrowstart.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchtab.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\searchtop.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\uploadsfile.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\uploadsfooter.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\uploadsheader.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\uploadsqueueend.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\remote\uploadsqueuestart.htm c:\my shared folder\shareaza\shareaza.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\skins\skin.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\skins\zlib.dll c:\my shared folder\shareaza\uninstall.exe c:\my shared folder\shareaza\zlib.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\imageservices.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\imageviewer.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\mediaplayer.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\razawebhook.dll c:\shareaza\plugins\skinscansks.dll c:\shareaza\remote\commonfooter.htm c:\shareaza\remote\commonheader.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadsbottom.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadsdownload.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadsfooter.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadsheader.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadssource.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadstab.htm c:\shareaza\remote\downloadstop.htm c:\shareaza\remote\home.htm c:\shareaza\remote\login.htm c:\shareaza\remote\networkfooter.htm c:\shareaza\remote\networkheader.htm c:\shareaza\remote\networknetend.htm c:\shareaza\remote\networknetstart.htm c:\shareaza\remote\networkrow.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchbottom.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchcolumn.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchfooter.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchheader.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchmiddle.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchnew.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchrowcolumn.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchrowend.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchrowstart.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchtab.htm c:\shareaza\remote\searchtop.htm c:\shareaza\remote\uploadsfile.htm c:\shareaza\remote\uploadsfooter.htm c:\shareaza\remote\uploadsheader.htm c:\shareaza\remote\uploadsqueueend.htm c:\shareaza\remote\uploadsqueuestart.htm c:\shareaza\shareaza.exe c:\shareaza\skins\skin.exe
Research
File Analyses:	Shareaza: imageservices.dll · imageviewer.dll · mediaplayer.dll · razawebhook.dll · shareaza.exe · skin.exe · skinscansks.dll · uninstall.exe
More Info:	AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
Research By:	PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
Last Revised:	April 04, 2005

Shareaza

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

Overview

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Origins

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Detection and Removal

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