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SearchMaid Removal Guide

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SearchMaid Manual Removal Instructions

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Step 1 : Use Windows Task Manager to Remove SearchMaid Processes

Remove the "SearchMaid" processes files:
5e60971403.exe 5e60971403.exehelper.exe helper.exe
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Step 2 : Use Registry Editor to Remove SearchMaid Registry Values

Locate and delete "SearchMaid" registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallVirtualMaidVirtualMaid HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionguid=AA8214E9-C7E6-4b66-A049-19AD20944CBF HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMenuExt&RSDNSearch HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareVirtualMaid 42C7653A-5834-45A1-899A-ED0DFA370D21 AB2DDE8C-CBFF-491A-9825-87B8BB4CBFE0 835BAA68-B5E5-47D5-A18D-2A4E0F5B72D5 8B0B6F79-C50D-4ea6-8F65-BDF18005DE20 77B2F8DE-CB3F-4b6b-839B-807DD1ADBA1C HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTGoVM.ContextItem.1 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTGoVM.ContextItem HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVM.VMObj.1 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVM.VMObj HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerSearchSearchAssistant=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerSearchCustomizeSearch=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainStartPage=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainSearchPage=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainSearchBar=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainLocalPage=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainDefault_Search_URL=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainDefault_Page_URL=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainStartPage=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainSearchPage=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainSearchBar=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainLocalPage=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainDefault_Search_URL=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainDefault_Page_URL=[siteaddress] HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerSearchUrl=[siteaddress] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionUninstallVirtual MaidVirtual MaidHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorerRunwinlogon.exe=helper.exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionguid=AA8214E9-C7E6-4b66-A049-19AD20944CBF HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{77B2F8DE-CB3F-4b6b-839B-807DD1ADBA1C} HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbarWebBrowser{77B2F8DE-CB3F-4B6B-839B-807DD1ADBA1C} HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExt&RSDN Search HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareVirtual Maid HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTTypeLib{42C7653A-5834-45A1-899A-ED0DFA370D21} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface{AB2DDE8C-CBFF-491A-9825-87B8BB4CBFE0} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface{835BAA68-B5E5-47D5-A18D-2A4E0F5B72D5} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{8B0B6F79-C50D-4ea6-8F65-BDF18005DE20} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{77B2F8DE-CB3F-4b6b-839B-807DD1ADBA1C} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTGoVM.ContextItem.1 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTGoVM.ContextItem HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVM.VMObj.1 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTVM.VMObj HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchSearchAssistant=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchCustomizeSearch=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainStart Page=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainSearch Page=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainSearch Bar=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainLocal Page=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainDefault_Search_URL=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainDefault_Page_URL=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainStart Page=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainSearch Page=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainSearch Bar=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainLocal Page=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainDefault_Search_URL=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainDefault_Page_URL=[site address] HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchUrl=[site address] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionPoliciesExplorerRunwinlogon.exe=helper.exe
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Step 3 : Use Windows Command Prompt to Unregister SearchMaid DLL Files

Search and unregister "SearchMaid" DLL files:
virtualmaid.dll govm.dll
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Step 4 : Detect and Delete Other SearchMaid Files

Remove the "SearchMaid" processes files:
logo.bmp 2.bmp 1.bmp virtualmaid.xml govm.dll.htm virtualmaid.dll govm.dll 5e60971403.exe helper.exe uninstall.bat logo.bmp 2.bmp 1.bmp virtual maid.xml govm.dll.htm
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