ZeroPopUpBar.zp

Overview

From the EULA: "Each time you run the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to have your IE search page and/or HomePage set to our search engine, for the purpose of performing a web search. you may undo that anytime by simply uninstalling SOFTWARE PRODUCT and then restoring manualy your search page and homepage." Source

During my testing ZeroPopUpBar.zp did not add any entry in the "Add/Remove Programs" and it did not stop the pop-up windows when testing it at The PopUp Killer Test.

When visiting ZeroPopUpBar.zp's web site, an ActiveX security warning will appear automatically. The activeX control is not signed by a trusted root and the control does not contain a link to ZeroPopUpBar.zp's EULA.

Classification

Changes browser settings

Variants

ZeroPopUpBar  ZeroPopUpBar.zp 

Files

zp.dll. spp.reg, zp.inf, zp.txt, zp.tmp

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Log references

Log 200

Vendor

zeropopup.com whois

End User License Agreement

2004-04-07

Privacy policy

No privacy policy available.

Detection

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Uninstall procedure

Uninstall ZeroPopUpBar.zp 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 ZeroPopUpBar.zp 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 ZeroPopUpBar.zp 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. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {72A58725-2635-4725-8C53-686DFD1FEB8D}', if it exists.
3. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {72A58725-2635-4726-8C53-686DFD1FEB8E}', if it exists.
4. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Code Store Database \ Distribution Units \ {72A58725-2635-4725-8C53-676DFD1FEB8D}', if it exists.
5. Browse to the key:
   'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar'
6. In the right pane, delete the value called {72A58725-2635-4725-8C53-686DFD1FEB8D}, if it exists.
7. Exit the registry editor.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   %SystemDir%\zp.dll
   %WinDir%\spp.reg
   %WinDir%\zp.inf
   %WinDir%\zp.txt
   %WinDir%\zp.tmp
   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: %WinDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).
10. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
11. In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.
12. Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.
    

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