Remove ABXToolbar. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: ABXToolbar

Type: Adware
Severity scale:ABXToolbar severity is 40  (40 / 100)
 
ABXToolbar is an adware program that displays plenty of annoying pop-up advertisements. It also changes the web browser's default start and search pages. The parasite works as an additional Internet Explorer toolbar. It can be secretly installed by some malicious web sites. Once executed, ABXToolbar drops several files and modifies the registry in order to register itself as a browser add-on.


ABXToolbar properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic ABXToolbar removal:

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ABXToolbar manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxthon
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\XBTB01186
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XBTB01186.IEToolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XBTB01186.IEToolbar.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ToolBand.XBTB01186
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ToolBand.XBTB01186.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XBTB01186.XBTB01186
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XBTB01186.XBTB01186.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00CEAF8F-BF59-429b-A1D9-91C88CCFE94B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{17BBFF9A-5D7B-4A5B-8265-15B4B86BE90F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{1E5C9FAE-43B0-47C3-BA51-BA5A08E44322}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{483D2273-2C22-4053-94CA-6A99B2778BF2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{00CEAF8F-BF59-429b-A1D9-91C88CCFE94B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XBTB01186.XBTB01186Toolbar
Delete files:
abx_search.dll
Misc:
[site address] is one of the following:
http://www.abx4.com
http://www.abx4.com/side.php

Other programs to remove ABXToolbar:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 29/07/05
Information updated: 29/07/05

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