Sunday, November 23, 2008

ActiveSearch Adware

Removing ActiveSearch
Categories: Adware,Toolbar
Adware are programs that facilitate delivery for advertising content
to the user and in some cases gather information from the user's computer,
including information related to Internet browser usage or other computer habits
Toolbar presents itself as a helpful add-on for Internet Explorer but it is a real pest.
It replaces your start page, continuosly open a number of pop up windows and so on.

How to detect ActiveSearch:

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\411ferret

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{12f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{b36cb30a-6ed9-4c62-9a8a-7de9fa234608}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\btb\ietoolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\btb.ietoolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\btb.ietoolbar.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\toolbarbesttoolbarstoolbar.besttoolbarstoolbarobeject
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\toolbarbesttoolbarstoolbar.besttoolbarstoolbarobeject.1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\&411 ferret toolbar search
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser\{12f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks\{12f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\{12f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar

Removing ActiveSearch:

You can download trial version of "Exterminate-It" antivirus software here, to check your computer instantly.

Or buy it to remove ALL viruses from your computer.

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Vxidl.AJG Trojan Cleaner

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