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DeluxeCommunications, a SurfSideKick clone, is an adware program that generates popup/pop-under adverts and comes bundled with other malicious files such as malware. Once infected, DeluxeCommunications will redirect your web searches to third party ads based upon the search terms typed or sites visited.

If you do not want to be deceived, take a look at surfsidekick.com (Surf Sidekick) and dxcdirect.com (DeluxeCommunications), the websites are practically the same. Click here to go to SurfSidekick/DeluxeCommunications comparison snapshot.

DeluxeCommunications even has similar filenames and performs the same nasty tasks as SurfSideKick; for example (files bolded below):

- Surf Sidekick Files

%Program Files%\SurfSideKick 3\SskCore.dll
%Program Files%\SurfSideKick 3\SskBho.dll
%Program Files%\SurfSideKick 3\Ssk.exe
%Temp%\sskupdater3.exe

- DeluxeCommunications Files

%Program Files%\DeluxeCommunications\DxcBho.dll
%Program Files%\DeluxeCommunications\DxcCore.dll
%Program Files%\DeluxeCommunications\Dxc.exe
%Temp%\dxcupdater3.exe

Automated Detection for DeluxeCommunications

DeluxeCommunications Manual Removal Instructions

Stop DeluxeCommunications system processes:

DXC9.exe
DeluxeCommunications[1].exe
dxcupdater3.exe
dxcecho.exe
dxc1205b.exe
dxc1205.exx.exe
dxc.exe
deluxecommunications.exe
bkd.exe
1205.exe

Unregister DeluxeCommunications DLLs:

Dxcuknwrd.dll
dxclib303562752.dll
dxcknwrd.dll
dxccore.dll
dxcbho.dll

Remove DeluxeCommunications files:

DXC9.exe
DeluxeCommunications[1].exe
Dxcuknwrd.dll
DeluxeCommunications
i18.tmp
dxcupdater3.exe
dxclib303562752.dll
dxcknwrd.dll
dxcecho.exe
dxccore.dll
dxcbho.dll
dxc1205b.exe
dxc1205.exx.exe
dxc.exe
deluxecommunications.exe
bkd.exe
1205.exe

Remove DeluxeCommunications registry values:

Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\SharedTaskScheduler\\A8BD6820-6ED7-423E-9558-2D1486B0FEEA
A8BD6820-6ED7-423E-9558-2D1486B0FEEA
DeluxeCommunications
Software\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\URLSearchHooks\\A8BD6820-6ED7-423E-9558-2D1486B0FEEA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\run deluxecommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\internet explorer\\urlsearchhooks {a8bd6820-6ed7-423e-9558-2d1486b0feea}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\deluxecommunications\\internet explorer pinfo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\deluxecommunications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\uninstall\\deluxecommunications uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\uninstall\\deluxecommunications HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\uninstall\\deluxecommunications displayname
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\run deluxecommunications
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\software\\microsoft\\internet explorer\\urlsearchhooks {a8bd6820-6ed7-423e-9558-2d1486b0feea}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\software\\deluxecommunications
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\clsid\\{a8bd6820-6ed7-423e-9558-2d1486b0feea}

Important Disclaimer

What is Adware?

DeluxeCommunications is Adware.

Adware is a software application that displays advertising banners while the program is running. Adware sometimes is installed in freeware or shareware which you download from the Internet and can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen. Some adware is harmless, but others can serve as parasites, tracking your files, and Internet activities only to report it back to third parties, usually advertisers, to help them channel relevant ads to you.

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