Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a Removal Instructions

May 24th, 2008 | by Alex |

Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a is a fake popup error messages from rogue antispyware named Antivirus 2008 Pro. Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a is a popup that tries to trick user to buy the paid version of Antivirus 2008 Pro. The possible error messages are either “Your browser was hijacked by Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a”, or “Your browser was hijacked by Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a” or “Likely error message includes, ““Dangerous files found! Your privacy is at Risk! To prevent yourself from personal data loss, you need to install a special application to help protect your personal data from possible theft or unauthorized use.” As discussed previously, these messages are completely misleading. You can safely remove Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a by following our manual removal instructions if you are familiar with regedit and dll files. Good luck!

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Manual Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a Removal Instructions:

Unregister Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a DLL Files:
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stream32a.dll
msvideo.dll
windivx.dll
websrc32.dll
mscfg32.dll
pdswin.dll
ecxwp.dll
pmspl.dll
vipextqtr.dll

Find and Delete these Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a Files:
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mscfg32.dll
cjvy.dll
vtssp.dll
ttvbonvgl.dll
ssqppol.dll
gqagksr.dll
esent9.dll
pmspl.dll
windivx.dll
msvideo.dll
ecxwp.dll
stream32a.dll
websrc32.dll
mlljh.dll
urqnomm.dll

Remove Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a Registry Values:
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c4545fc9-26d0-4ccf-b4fb-728aed895dbd
BBB05D9E-0297-404D-A6BF-D8F2876B84A6
F9EAAA11-DF98-4615-A2C7-7D03C86A6BE9
202EBB90-ABD4-46CC-BB5A-4F0ECC67B331
62EA9201-8CC7-4199-AC30-7744F836322E
b166be07-30a4-4d38-b781-44528a630706
D17CFF74-A19C-4C36-821A-E074E4F889CA
15EB9F40-D775-4463-B75B-8687B3C66BB7
E856E05E-1B91-4339-9EFC-9A3308CB5491
B3E45A9B-7756-46A2-AB14-90175CD374F9
69B98C68-D2B8-4A4E-9CB7-E85B6F3A7014
A8565FBC-8D53-4D4F-9BB0-CBC68A22B126
43BA0532-0D69-458A-8C71-AD0F6AE70D19
6D64B03B-3B93-4AF2-BFC6-01264A4C7F2A
6A719349-BDF5-4268-9019-4ACA0C2562D2

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Backdoor.Win32.TheThing.a Variants: Trojan.Win32, Worm.Win32 and Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated.gx