Remove AdBars. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: AdBars

Type: Browser Plugins
Severity scale:AdBars severity is 32  (32 / 100)
 
AdBars is an Internet Explorer toolbar providing a web search service. It changes the web browser's default home page to the www.turbonxx.com site and displays commercial advertisements. AdBars must be manually installed. It runs every time the user launches Internet Explorer.


Related files: adbar.dll, downloadhtml.dll

AdBars properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic AdBars removal:

remover for AdBars

AdBars manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AdBar.AlisysRubBandTest
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DownloadHtml.SetupHtml
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DownloadHtml.SetupHtml.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{51641EF3-8A7A-4D84-8659-B0911E947CC8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C4CA6559-2CF1-48B6-96B2-8340A06FD129}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{EC4ACEBD-8918-4924-869E-FC3C060D2EE9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{F12DFA04-77C4-47E8-B101-6A2B1E631410}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BDEAA8B4-BE40-4B94-B989-065AFCF8A06F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{C4CA6559-2CF1-48B6-96B2-8340A06FD129}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{51641EF3-8A7A-4D84-8659-B0911E947CC8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{51641EF3-8A7A-4D84-8659-B0911E947CC8}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates\7DFDF6841B48C0155A0217E4A9FBFFA653671031
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing\Trust Database\0\[string]=Ruboskizo S.L.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ruboskizo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C4CA6559-2CF1-48B6-96B2-8340A06FD129}
Unregister DLLs:
adbar.dll, downloadhtml.dll

Delete files:
adbar.dll, downloadhtml.dll
Misc:
[string] is usually a text line consisting of random characters.

Exact file location:
adbar.dll - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32
downloadhtml.dll - C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files or C:\Winnt\Downloaded Program Files

Other programs to remove AdBars:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 11/05/04
Information updated: 30/09/05

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