Do you know what Emotigt Toolbar is?

DESCRIPTION

Emotigt Toolbar is a recent clone of the infamous Zlob Trojan series of infections. Emotigt Toolbar masks as a legitimate toolbar with 4 buttons/functions. Emotigt Toolbar may hijack your web browser displaying this toolbar which redirects users to malicious websites that promote rogue anti-spyware programs. Emotigt Toolbar may also display popups and fake system alerts in an attempt to notify you that you are infected with a parasite. This notification is fake. Emotigt Toolbar cannot be trusted.

In non-techie terms: Emotigt Toolbar like other malicious toolbars are very convincing in making users believe it is a browser toolbar with valid functions. Emotigt Toolbar must be avoided at all costs. Do not under any circumstances click on any icons or buttons on a suspicious looking toolbar that you did not authorize to be installed on your system.

Emotigt Toolbar Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.

Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

1. Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.

2. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
   desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.

3. After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu as shown in the image below.
   Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
   press Enter to delete infect files.

4. SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup
   processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk
   Cleanup program. View the ‘Disk Cleanup program’ image below.

5. Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the
   message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes)
   and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.

6. SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will
   ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
   file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.

7. Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
8. After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
   removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
   rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).

9. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
10. Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
    click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.

11. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp,
    click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
    you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.

12. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download
    all critical updates.

Emotigt Toolbar Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Emotigt Toolbar manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Emotigt Toolbar will be removed completely. So read the Emotigt Toolbar removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

1. Uninstall Emotigt Toolbar Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Emotigt Toolbar if found.
2. To Unregister Emotigt Toolbar DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
   Search and unregister these Emotigt Toolbar DLLs:
   ezzhjmt.dll
   browsew.dll
   ssqpp.dll
   oggview32.dll
   ddcyvtt.dll
   byxww.dll
   ctl3d3.dll
   turbosearchsite.dll
   hggdbab.dll
   toprates.dll
   sprt_ads.dll

   To locate the Emotigt Toolbar DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Emotigt Toolbar and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
   Once you have the Emotigt Toolbar DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
   To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).

3. To unregister Emotigt Toolbar registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
   Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
   Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
   Search and delete these Emotigt Toolbar registry keys:

   82C8422E-86A3-41C1-9F2E-094F7BF849E2
   17D2F953-B2D1-4D1B-BCD3-20432E09ECF1
   80DFDD57-D8B8-4991-82B9-9E9D426668B0
   A74F3FC3-CC9A-4D4C-AFB5-B56F0CAA445D
   14B65C62-1F53-4B15-9476-5D697608536F
   BCBC8B3C-397C-4D98-B6BA-FF337B9671E1
   4911E55D-9240-49DB-B878-337DE4F53E70
   4090F502-6B2D-41B4-8409-B08905A3A0E6
   3DAF1739-AB9E-493E-8DD7-F65CDF363BCB
   F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-84AE-7DD20B8684BB
   47EFD4AD-CB46-4549-B24B-CEE415394C56
   

4. If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
5. Remove Emotigt Toolbar Directories.
   To find Emotigt Toolbar directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following Emotigt Toolbar directories:
   C:\ProgramFiles\EmotigtToolbar

   Right-click on the Emotigt Toolbar folder and select Delete.
   A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder [NAME OF FOLDER] and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
   Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting [FOLDERNAME] could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.

6. To remove Emotigt Toolbar icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Emotigt Toolbar manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Emotigt Toolbar problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Emotigt Toolbar will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.