Diabolo

Overview

Diabolo is a adware and downloader component dropped in %SystemDir%. Diabolo can download any type of file, determined from a configuration file, Diabolo.dtx, also located in %SystemDir%. It can also launch pop-up windows, based on instructions from the configuration file. The source of Diabolo is unknown.

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).

Classification

Adware
Downloader

Files

diabolo.exe, diabolo.dtx

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Log references

Log 1242

Vendor

Unknown

Privacy policy

No privacy policy available.

Detection

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

Uninstall procedure

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

Uninstall Diabolo with FreeFixer

I'm working on a general purpose tool for removing unwanted software. The tool is called FreeFixer and can help you remove unwanted Browser Helper Objects, Internet Explorer toolbars and software that starts automatically when you reboot your computer, so it can offer some assistance while uninstalling Diabolo. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove Diabolo 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 Diabolo 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 'diabolo', if it exists.
4. Exit the registry editor.
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   %SystemDir%\diabolo.exe
   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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