ComLoad

Overview

"Comload is an ActiveX control placed on web sites to load and run executable files, notably premium-rate diallers. One of the types of dialler installation used by Coulomb, through ActiveX drive-by-download on porn-related pages." Source

Classification

Dialer stub

Files

comload.dll

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Vendor

Coulumb whois

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects ComLoad. Bazooka is freeware and detects spyware, adware, foistware, trojan horses, viruses, worms and other potentially unwanted applications. Read more »

Uninstall procedure

There is no uninstall entry in the Add/remove programs menu. You can find manual uninstall instructions here.

Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove ComLoad 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 ComLoad remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

  1. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
    %SystemDir%\comload.dll
    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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