Xupiter.SearchSquire BHO

Xupiter.SearchSquire malware description and removal detail
Categories:BHO,Hijacker
Also known as:

[Panda]Adware/SearchSquire
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\SearchSquire33.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire2.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire2.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchupdate33.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\SearchSquire33.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire2.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire2.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchupdate33.dll

In order to ensure that the Xupiter.SearchSquire is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Xupiter.SearchSquire adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Xupiter.SearchSquire:

Files:
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\SearchSquire33.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire2.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire2.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchupdate33.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\Downloaded Program Files\SearchSquire33.inf
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchsquire2.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\searchupdate33.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchsquire2.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\searchupdate33.dll

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%]\sq
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\common files\sq

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2846}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{b8cfdc9e-e634-40e3-a51e-c097f23d53b9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2846}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{11990e9f-2a4d-11d6-9507-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2841}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{11990e9f-2a4d-11d6-9507-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2841}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2846}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{805af2c8-98c7-4f3c-a7c9-25ebf27567f3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{11990e9f-2a4d-11d6-9507-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2841}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{11990e9f-2a4d-11d6-9507-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2841}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2842}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{907ca0e5-ce84-11d6-9508-02608cdd2846}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing Xupiter.SearchSquire:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Xupiter.SearchSquire.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Xupiter.SearchSquire manually.

To completely manually remove Xupiter.SearchSquire malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Xupiter.SearchSquire.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Xupiter.SearchSquire process.
2. Delete the original Xupiter.SearchSquire file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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