Troj/Midaddle-A is a downloader Trojan which downloads and installs/runs adware software.
Troj/Midaddle-A is typically installed to the Windows TEMP folder as Updater.exe.
Updater.exe copies itself using a random filename and adds its pathname to a new sub-key of the following registry entry to run itself on startup:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
(the new sub-key will have the same name as the executable).
Troj/Midaddle-A also creates the registry entry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Updater
Removal
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entry:
HKCU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Updater
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
The adware software installed by Troj/Midaddle-A can typically be uninstalled via the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove P
rograms) by selecting the 'midADdle' entry.
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