SteelHead Mobile Uninstaller (Super SHM Cleaner Tool)

Solution Number:
S31319
Last Modified:
2021-10-27
Issue
Riverbed Engineering released this new 'Super SHM Cleaner Tool' version to remove SHM client corruptions detected while upgrading SteelHead Mobile client in Microsoft Windows.
Solution
Super SHM Cleaner Tool was tested on Windows 7 and Windows 10 clients, and requires elevated command prompt priviledges before execution (local administrator rights). This new installer version is digitally signed to prevent be flagged as a threat by antivirus.

Name: shmcleaner.sfx.exe
Size: 1792416 bytes (1.8 MB)
SHA512: 8888108912b1bf7213ab466225cbf2f23a1e3a43095eebd1b73c0a4a90b8e5bb9c6b1d4e6df9eccf730fc59812dbddfe83e2871f8ca22a3dbb776c009691aa94
 
Super SHM Cleaner Tool is integrated under SHM 6.0.0b-installer1, SHM 6.1.0 and is digitally signed by Riverbed starting SHM 6.1.1a.
• It is expected to see a brief client network disconnection during the removal of SHM drivers.
For deployments via Group Policies or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), you need contact Riverbed Professional services who can help you with the provisioning of this tool. To contact Riverbed Professional Services, email proserve@riverbed.com or go to https://www.riverbed.com/services/index.html
 

enlightenedWhat does the SteelHead Mobile Super Cleaner software do?

1. Perform a SteelHead Mobile registry cleanup, deleting registry Keys under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkSetup2\Filters\{BF432DCE-959B-4AB9-A3E8-4B8183A7E5DE} if they exist
2. Deletes the SHM driver file (if it exists) from under the following directories:

 C:\Windows\System32\drivers\
 C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository


3. Ensures 'rbtnfd_xxxxxx' folder located in C:\Windows\System32\DRVSTORE is removed. The ‘rbtnfd_xxxxxx’ folder is a driver folder created for the Riverbed Technology Network Filter Driver.


 
Environment
SteelHead Mobile Client
Uninstaller
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
Attachments
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