Title: ActiveSearch

Type: Adware

Remove ActiveSearch. Removal instructions

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(28 / 100)

ActiveSearch is a search toolbar for Internet Explorer. It displays 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 properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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ActiveSearch manual removal:

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BTB.IEToolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BTB.IEToolbar.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ToolbarBestToolbarsToolbar.BestToolbarsToolbarObeject
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ToolbarBestToolbarsToolbar.BestToolbarsToolbarObeject.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CABBB49A-4D7B-415B-8250-15C3B854E9FF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B36CB30A-6ED9-4C62-9A8A-7DE9FA234608}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BTB\IEToolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchhooks\{12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\&411 Ferret Toolbar search
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{12F02779-6D88-4958-8AD3-83C12D86ADC7}

HELP:
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Unregister DLLs:
toolbar.dll

HELP:
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Delete files:
toolbar.dll

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Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\411Ferret

Information added: 2005-08-29 07:15:59
Information updated: 2005-08-29 07:15:59

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