AdRoar

Overview

AdRoar is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that displays pop-up windows. There are some indications that this adware can show the following message: "This module was compiled with a trial version of Delphi. The trial period has expired.". Some versions of AdRoar also have an update process that runs at reboot.

AdRoar seems to download the ads from iads.adroar.com.

Classification

Adware

Files

Cpr.dll, ARUpdate.exe, ADROAR.DLL

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Log references

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Vendor

Unknown

Privacy policy

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Detection

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Uninstall procedure

Uninstall AdRoar from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. Look for an entry called 'CPR' or 'AdRoar'.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove AdRoar manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If AdRoar remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

  1. 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.)
  2. Browse to the key:
    'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run'
  3. In the right pane, delete the value called 'AdRoarUpdate', if it exists.
  4. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {FAC6E0E1-5D45-4907-BC00-302D702DCC73}', if it exists.
  5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8}', if it exists.
  6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {FAC6E0E1-5D45-4907-BC00-302D702DCC73}', if it exists.
  7. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8}', if it exists.
  8. Browse to the key:
    'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar'
  9. In the right pane, delete the value called {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8}, if it exists.
  10. Browse to the key:
    'HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser'
  11. In the right pane, delete the value called {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8}, if it exists.
  12. Exit the registry editor.
  13. Restart your computer.
  14. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
    %SystemDir%\Cpr.dll
    %WinDir%\ARUpdate.exe
    %WinDir%\ADROAR.DLL
    %WinDir%\cpruninst.exe
    Note: %WinDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).
    Note: %SystemDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

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