| BlowSearch removal| Spyware BlowSearch Information |
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Name: BlowSearch
Category: Browser Helper Object
Date: 2004-03-05
Dangerous: Yes |
BlowSearch is Browser Helper Object which is malware.
Installing it is highly not recommended.
BlowSearch description by publisher: from the web site: ´The FREE BlowSearch.com Search Utilitybar installs in 2nds & includes:
Web Search - Find better results from the Web´s leading search engines.
White Pages and Yellow Pages - Look up personal & business listings easily from one location.
Popup Blocker - Block those annoying popup ads forever!
Cursor Search - Search any word on a Web page by simply right-clicking your mouse.
News Ticker - Get breaking news headlines delivered to you wherever you go on the Web.
More Lookup Utilitys - Receive personalized horoscopes, maps, stock quotes & weather forecasts.´
This Browser Helper Object is also known as: •Spyware/SearchHelp - named by Panda.
• Trojan.Win32.StartPage.bi - named by Kaspersky.
• Win32.Startpage.V - named by Computer Associates.
• Win32/SearchHelp.A trojan - named by Eset.
• Win32/StartPage.IDG!Trojan - named by Computer Associates.
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| BlowSearch Removal Instructions |
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Kill the following processes ubinst.exe, unwise.exe | Unregister the following DLLs and reboot googlems.dll.
ultrabar.dll in Program Files\blowsearchtoolbar\
| Delete these registry entries HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}\helptext
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{818e8baa-bba9-4343-af32-c7f51582d6b5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{508d52d8-117d-405a-bf53-818278d8e4a8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}\barsize
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\displayicon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\displayversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\helplink
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\nomodify
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\norepair
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\publisher
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\urlinfoabout
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\blowsearchtoolbar\urlupdateinfo
| Remove the following files blowsearch.txt, googlems.dll, install.log, tbar.exe-007c75bc.pf, tbar.exe-3365e258.pf, tbinstall.log, ubinst.exe-1c3ee279.pf.
ubinst.exe, ultrabar.dll, unwise.exe in Program Files\blowsearchtoolbar\
| Remove the following directories Program Files\blowsearchtoolbar
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Bookmark BlowSearch page
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