Remove CSearch. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: CSearch

Type: Browser Hijackers
Severity scale:CSearch severity is 16  (16 / 100)
 
CSearch is a relatively harmless browser hijacker that changes Internet Explorer default search page to searchmain.com site. The parasite can get into the system along with some ad-supported software. Once executed, it insalls files and modifies the registry to register itself as a browser add-on.


CSearch properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic CSearch removal:

remover for CSearch

CSearch manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Csearch.Band
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Csearch.Band.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Csearch.Redirect
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Csearch.Redirect.1
HKEY_USERS\[User]\Software\ISTechnologies
HKEY_USERS\[User]\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page=[site address]
HKEY_USERS\[User]\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\DefaultSearchURL=[site address]
HKEY_USERS\[User]\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\(default)=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\CustomizeSearch=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{D8FA0364-7866-40A7-B340-A6069265AD9F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{064CB07A-9ECD-46FD-8E10-1D3C5FF218CA}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D8FA0364-7866-40A7-B340-A6069265AD9F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{09C33C5E-2B76-47FE-B97B-9788235A3876}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F250A919-FB4B-4120-9F2E-E5FE03FB8202}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DEB0BC8B-7405-4B97-9489-89D72C27678A}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D8FA0364-7866-40A7-B340-A6069265AD9F}
Delete files:
csearch.dll
Misc:
[site address] is one of the following:
http:/ /www.searchmain.com/
http:/ /www.searchmain.com/searching/?d=%s

Other programs to remove CSearch:

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

Information added: 22/07/05
Information updated: 22/07/05

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