SearchingAll malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Hijacker
Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
Detecting SearchingAll:
Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{f50043fa-973f-43ce-8222-e1b2e2c1203d}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\xbtb0000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{87f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/about.html
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/basis.xml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/error.html
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/logo.bmp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/nav.bmp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/options.html
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/tb_external.xml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/toolbar.crc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/toolbar.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/version.txt
Removing SearchingAll:
An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from SearchingAll.
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 SearchingAll manually.
To completely manually remove SearchingAll malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with SearchingAll.
- Use Task Manager to terminate the SearchingAll process.
- Delete the original SearchingAll file and folders.
- Delete the system registry key parameters
- 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.
ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes SearchingAll from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).
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