ActiveSearch

ActiveSearch Description

ActiveSearch is a search toolbar for Internet Explorer. It shows undesirable commercial advertisements in pop-ups, tracks user Internet activity and monitors web search results. The adware is bundled with some advertising-supported software. ActiveSearch runs every time the user starts Internet Explorer.

ActiveSearch Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

#	File Name	Detection Count
1	toolbar.dll	124
2	toolbar-w-google-r.dll	117
3	toolbar-w-google-r.dll	66

Registry Modifications

Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on how to remove malicious registry entries.

Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.

The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\{Value}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar, value: {F50043FA-973F-43ce-8222-E1B2E2C1203D}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar, value: {12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser, value: {F50043FA-973F-43CE-8222-E1B2E2C1203D}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser, value: {12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks, value: {6D53ADB7-6AD5-4A59-BFE4-7B57D2F4AA89}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}ToolbarBestToolbarsToolbar.BestToolbarsToolbarObjectIEToolbar
The following CLSID's were detected:
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path} {6D53ADB7-6AD5-4A59-BFE4-7B57D2F4AA89}{F50043FA-973F-43ce-8222-E1B2E2C1203D}{BA463437-C3DE-47da-8280-87596824388A}{12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}