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ActualNames removal

Spyware ActualNames Information
Name: ActualNames
Category: Hijacker
Date: 2003-06-21
Dangerous: Yes
ActualNames is Hijacker - spyware.
You should remove it from your system as soon as possible.
ActualNames description by publisher:
from the web site: ´Internet Keywords Goodbye Domain Names, Hello ActualNames! ActualNames: Enabling Everyday Words on the Everyday Web. While using the Netscape, Explorer, or AOL browser, it´s now possible to enter a particular word or keyword phrase that´s associated with your business, & immediately be directed to YOUR WEBSITE! The Actual Names technology can do this for you. ActualNames.com has solved one of the biggest frustrations people have with the Internet today, by eliminating the complexity of finding the right web site. Most sites have arcane domain names & URLs that either have very little to do with their content or are virtually impossible to remember. For instance, who would guess that the United Airlines home page is at www.ual.com, rather than www.united.com? Or, that if you wanted data about Ford cars & trucks, you would go to www.fordvehicles.com, instead of simply ford.com? Even if you know the domain name of a web site, it is impossible to go directly to a specific page within that site, e.g., (remove ¿you want¯) to get data about United´s frequent flyer application (no comma) or a specific Ford vehicle. Searching the Internet is frustrating for consumers because it isn´t intuitive. And it is a problem for companies, because they would like to seamlessly extend their trademarks & brand names into the online world. ActualNames´ Internet Keywords system was expressly designed to address this problem. For example, keywords like ôreal estate,ö ôtravel,ö ôinsurance,ö or any keyword or phrase that relates to your business, can pull end-users from their browser search directly to Your web-site. Typically, when searching, end-users find web-sites on the Internet by using search engines like Yahoo. They type in a word pertaining to the business they´re interested in, & a very long list of web-sites comes up. With our clients, when you type in a keyword in the browser address bar, users are sent directly to a web-site related to that keyword. These days, advertisers not only seek out consumers, but consumers seek out advertisers for places to go, things to buy, & web-sites to visit. With ActualNames Keyword Phrases, you can buy keyword phrases that relate to the products or services you´ve to offer. Then, when someone searches the Internet using those (was misspelled) words, she/he´ll immediately be sent to YOUR WEBSITE! What could be more targeted? ActualNames is committed to the concept of the "Everyday Web," & there isn´thing more fundamental to that vision than the words we associate with everyday things. If you´re looking for a simple way to create an online presence for your business, ActualNames´ Internet Keyword system is your solution. ActualNames is your direct link to some of the Web´s most valuable opportunities. When Web users type your keywords into their browsers´ address box, they´re sent straight to your site. They can even include punctuation, spaces, & natural language usage.v No more www´s or .com´s! The ActualNames Internet Keyword system allows people to use ordinary language to find the data they want on the Internet. You can create Keyword Phrases for any Internet address. Also, with ActualNames you can control & protect the use of your company, product, brand & trademark names. You can even use Toll free telephone numbers & regular telephone numbers as ActualNames. Register them as ActualNames & eliminate the need for users to bookmark your site. ActualNames makes it easier for people to surf the net. ActualNames made to be used with Internet Explorer, Netscape, & AOL browsers. ActualNames is able to reach over 25 million permission-based consumers who´ve, to improve their browsing, downloaded our software from our vast partner-network web sites. By the end of yeahr 2003, we expect to reach an audience of more than 100 million consumers. ActualNames gives potential customers a direct link to your web-site if they´re searching for your service. Wouldn´t you prefer to have potential customers directed to your home page & not to a listing of your competitors? ActualNames, a company owned by ActualNames.com Inc., Inc, is a leader in online advertising via its Cluster Advertising Network. ActualNames´ Internet Keyword Advertising application is supported by a community that´s able to reach millions of consumers daily, through its members (partners) who´ve develop top quality web-sites. ActualNames, Inc. is a privately held company that was founded in 2000. Since the launch of its 1st web-based program to the public in 2001, ActualNames, Inc. has bec´mone of the world´s largest cluster marketing networks.´
This Hijacker is also known as:
AdvSearch.
SearchPike.

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ActualNames Removal Instructions
Unregister the following DLLs and reboot
spredirect.dll in Windows\system32\
spredirect.dll in Windows\system\
Delete these registry entries
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{92c7d65c-52f3-4545-8a35-213d730db1ed}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{bf4b360b-1717-4bea-8c5b-6936de82e8f6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\advsearch.alarit.lion.addrbook.1\clsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\advsearch.alarit.lion.updater.1\clsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{33403499-e238-4f35-8f5a-7f53d24ff9e2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{80751b22-3fb8-4ed9-b029-e6f568bb48a8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{92c7d65c-52f3-4545-8a35-213d730db1ed}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{b9cd23f0-086d-4190-9c04-fbfa1ea09ff8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{dee456f3-a075-4f60-bea0-8748d0917701}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{33403499-e238-4f35-8f5a-7f53d24ff9e2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{9d81bc42-475c-4eec-9ace-07886d014c9d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{b9cd23f0-086d-4190-9c04-fbfa1ea09ff8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\spredirect.ieobject.1\clsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{300d6635-e419-47e3-9642-6d73337684cd}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{4cd051dd-aa90-4c5c-bd55-ea52969be48b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{7197649b-548d-41c0-b2c1-45e1d402594a}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{92c7d65c-52f3-4545-8a35-213d730db1ed}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/dhsigned.ocx\{fe4bbea8-1efd-4b8a-bd1b-341ccdbeeaa6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\c:/windows/downloaded program files/wuinst.dll\{e2f2b9d0-96b9-4b25-b90c-636ecb207d18}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\browseproxy
Remove the following files
spredirect.dll in Windows\system32\
spredirect.dll in Windows\system\

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