Remove BestSearch. Description and removal instructions

Title: BestSearch
Type: Adware	Severity scale: (36 / 100)

BestSearch is an adware with additional browser hijacker functionality. This parasite changes Internet Explorer default search page and serves undesirable commercial advertisements. BestSearch can be manually installed or may arrive with some ad-supported software. Once executed, it drops files into C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Local Settings\Temp directory and alters the Windows registry in order to register itself as a web browser add-on.

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

Automatic BestSearch removal:

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BestSearch manual removal:

Kill processes:
megainstaller.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MegaHost
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Search Asst=no
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{8BC6346B-FFB0-4435-ACE3-FACA6CD77816}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8BC6346B-FFB0-4435-ACE3-FACA6CD77816}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MegaSearch

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
megainstaller.exe, megahost.dll, temp.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
[site address] is an address of the web page on best-search.us domain.

Other programs to remove BestSearch:

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

Information added: 25/07/05
Information updated: 25/07/05

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