Remove eXact Search Bar. Description and removal instructions

Title: eXact Search Bar
Type: Adware	Severity scale: (14 / 100)

eXact Search Bar is a commercial Internet Explorer toolbar that displays advertisements when the user enters certain keywords into its search field. The program can update itself via the Internet. It doesn't spread and must be manually installed. Some ad-supported software may also add it to the system. Once executed, eXact Search Bar creates a directory, drops its files in it and modifies the Windows registry in order to register itself as a web browser add-on. The adware doesn't have dangerous payload.

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eXact Search Bar properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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eXact Search Bar manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\eXact
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\exact
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{224530A0-4AEE-9C0F-54AC1B533211}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F9765480-72D1-11D4-A75A-004F-49045A87}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{224530A0-4AEE-9C0F-54AC1B533211}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{F9765480-72D1-11D4-A75A-004F-49045A87}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\eXact Search Bar

HELP:
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Delete files:
exacttoolbar.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\eXact
Open the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs option. Select 'eXact Search Bar' and click 'Remove'.

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 30/07/05

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Comments from visitors:

1. spy bot didnt work :( by Guest. 2004-10-18 18:10:14

i got a seach bar installed and cant remove it, im trying other spyware prorgrams, very hard :( very sad, why people do this scam sw !!!

it doesnt appear at Add/Remove SW !!!!!

2. by Guest. 2004-09-25 06:09:48

Adware.Mediatickets

3. by Cory. 2004-06-15 12:06:00

Go into safemode then delete the files this is if you are running widows XP. Windows locks all dll's in the system 32 folder so they dont get deleted or corrupt while the computer is running. When in safemode windows "unlocks" the files. Try it i bet it works :P

4. by Cristin. 2004-06-12 20:06:03

That bullshit about uninstalling it by going to add/remove doesn't work! I've tried that and the search bar is still on my computer and I can't even delete it because it won't let me delete exact or the dll. files with it from my computer.