How to Remove PokaPoka.

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EliteBar Toolbar, EliteSideBar, ETBRUN, PokaPoka, SearchMiracle, YupSearch

• Associated Worms/Trojans: backdoor.pokapoka
• Executable Files: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [etbrun] c:\windows\system32\elite***32.exe; eliteabu32.exe; elitebhi32.exe; elitebyj32.exe; elitecfh32.exe; eliteckj32.exe; elitecla32.exe; elitecxw32.exe; elitedbt32.exe; elitedph32.exe; elitednv32.exe; eliteetx32.exe; eliteeys32.exe; elitefmj32.exe; elitefyb32.exe; elitegdp32.exe; elitehaf32.exe; elitehln32.exe; elitehxt32.exe; eliteine32.exe; eliteizj32.exe; elitejhs32.exe; elitejko32.exe; elitekck32.exe; elitekpi32.exe; elitekyk32.exe; elitelaj32.exe; elitelfv32.exe; elitelgy32.exe; elitelhg32.exe; elitemoa32.exe; elitemol32.exe; elitemuc32.exe; elitenii32.exe; elitenne32.exe; elitenrz32.exe; eliteoey32.exe; eliteosm32.exe; eliteoxx32.exe; eliteozz32.exe; elitepam32.exe; elitepdt32.exe; eliteptl32.exe; elitepye32.exe; elitepys32.exe; elitervh32.exe; eliterwr32.exe; eliteuej32.exe; eliteutt32.exe; eliteuzz32.exe; elitevaj32.exe; elitewfu32.exe; elitewjf32.exe; elitewug32.exe; elitewvn32.exe; elitevba32.exe; elitevji32.exe; elitexdk32.exe; elitexiy32.exe; elitexlp32.exe; elitexxe32.exe; elitexyi32.exe; eliteyif32.exe; elitezgx32.exe; elitezvo32.exe; elitezwk32.exe; etc. pokapoka**.exe; pokapoka62.exe; pokapoka65.exe; pokapoka66.exe; pokapoka67.exe; pokapoka68.exe; pokapoka70.exe; pokapoka75.exe; pokapoka76.exe.
• Dynamic Link Libraries: EliteSideBar 08.dll (a.k.a. EliteBar.b).
• Directory/Search Page:
• Uninstall Page URL:
• Related Articles: Fighting Malware with Standard Windows Tools (February 25, 2007). You may have more in your bag of tricks than you realize. PokaPoka.exe + Nothing = YupSearch (October 19, 2005); EliteBar Removal Tool Updates to 2.0.1 (September 21, 2005); SearchMiracle.EliteBar Then and Now (September 20, 2005); More on Variant ADW_ELITEBAR.D.(May 27, 2005); Diabolical New EliteBar Variant Strikes the Web!!!! (May 22, 2005); EliteBar Removal Tool Updates to 1.3.0!!!!! (May 20, 2005); HijackThis vs. the Elitebar Removal Tool (April 23, 2005); EliteBar Removal Tool Alert: Update V.1.2.2.!!! (April 18, 2005); HijackThis vs. SearchMiracle/EliteBar (April 11, 2005); How to Remove SearchMiracle/ EliteBar (February 27, 2005); Important Removal Tool Note.
• Notes: PokaPoka is a variant of SearchMiracle.EliteBar (a.k.a. YupSearch) that downloads the PokaPoka backdoor trojan. It is downloaded together with a traditional elite***32 file.


• PokaPoka can be removed by the SimplyTech freeware Elite Toolbar Remover and by the LQfix freeware removal tool. The LQfix tool must be run in Safe Mode for this infection.
• Ewido Security Suite trialware can remove the active files of this infection. For variants PokaPoka76.exe and later, the Ewido Security Suite should be run prior to the Elite Toolbar Remover or LQfix tools in order to remove all vestiges of the infection.

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