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.
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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.
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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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