Flingstone Bridge

Overview

vnmispoisn_downloader.exe is compressed with UPX and works as a downloader for Flingstone Bridge, named TROJ_SMALL.IQ by TrendMicro. The downloader can arrive at your computer if you have Shazaa.bh21 or Shazaa.b22 installed on your computer. It appears that the downloader leaves an empty 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run \ mswspl' value in the registry when it has finished its work. There are some indications [1] [2] [3] that the downloader in some cases may overwrite the legitimate Windows Media Player file wmplayer.exe.

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Classification

Adware

Files

bridge.dll, vnmispoisn_downloader.exe, dwnupdt.exe, run.exe, REGIST~1.EXE, oken.exe, Loader.exe, exmtmpaj.exe, sb.exe, 2PortalMon.exe, INFAMOUS_DOWNLOADER.EXE

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Log references

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Vendor

flingstone.com

Privacy policy

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Detection

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Uninstall procedure

Uninstall Flingstone Bridge from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove Flingstone Bridge 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 Flingstone Bridge 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 'RunDLL', if it exists.
  4. In the right pane, delete the value called 'mswspl', if it exists.
  5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF}', if it exists.
  6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF}', if it exists.
  7. Exit the registry editor.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
    %SystemDir%\bridge.dll
    %SystemDir%\vnmispoisn_downloader.exe
    %ProgramsDir%\System\Misc\vnmispoisn_downloader.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).
    Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

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