Remove ClearSearch. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: ClearSearch

Type: Adware
Severity scale:ClearSearch severity is 31  (31 / 100)
 
ClearSearch is a malicious adware parasite that displays undexpected commercial advertisements and pop-ups and records addresses of user visited web sites. It also changes Internet Explorer default web search settings and the address bar behavior in order to redirect a user to undesirable web sites or display advertising content. ClearSearch can be manually installed. It can also get into the system along with some ad-supported software. The parasite is able to update itself via the Internet. It silently runs on every Windows startup.



Related files: Loader.exe, csp001.exe, cs[XVS].exe, csie.dll, csieinst.dll, csbb.dll, ctie.dll, IE_ClrSch.DLL, csaolinst.dll, csldrupdater.dll

ClearSearch properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic ClearSearch removal:

remover for ClearSearch

ClearSearch manual removal:

Kill processes:
loader.exe, csp001.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ClrSchLoader
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CS[XVS]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ClrSch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CSBB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CSIE.CSIECore
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CSIE.CSIECore.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000221}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{0F2A4ADC-DABF-4980-8DB4-19F67D7B1F95}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{60494593-5408-447D-BD5E-A16640D6AF99}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000221}
Unregister DLLs:
csie.dll, csbb.dll, ctie.dll, ie_clrsch.dll

Delete files:
loader.exe, csp001.exe, cs[XVS].exe, csie.dll, csieinst.dll, csbb.dll, ctie.dll, ie_clrsch.dll, csaolinst.dll, csldrupdater.dll
Delete directories:
C:\Windows\Temp\clrsch
C:\Winnt\Temp\clrsch
C:\Program Files\ClearSearch
C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Local Settings\Temp\clrsch
Misc:
ClearSearch may install files and registry keys with random names.

Other programs to remove ClearSearch:

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

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 01/09/05

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