Remove Fastsearchweb. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Fastsearchweb

Type: Adware
Severity scale:Fastsearchweb severity is 28  (28 / 100)
 
Fastsearchweb is an adware parasite that displays undesirable commercial advertisements and modifies essential Internet Explorer settings. The threat can get into the system while visiting some insecure web sites. Fastsearchweb registers itself as a web browser add-on and therefore runs every time the user starts Internet Explorer.


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

Automatic Fastsearchweb removal:

remover for Fastsearchweb

Fastsearchweb manual removal:

Kill processes:
subsys.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Default_Page_URL=[blank page]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Default_Search_Page=[blank page]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[blank page]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[long string]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page=[long string]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Custom Search URL=0x1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Search Asst=no
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\Customize_Search=[blank page]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\Default_Search_URL=[blank page]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant=[long string]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[blank page]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[long string]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page=[long string]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Custom Search URL=0x1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Search Asst=no
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant=[long string]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{06ABAA2D-34AB-4902-A326-409BD9B9A7A5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{19E25DD9-89F9-49FD-A5FC-1B7862BB8167}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{69063189-5F20-4361-BB5F-30EF8526284D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D825EF86-59BB-46EA-924F-12088D928D6C}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\Apartment={06ABAA2D-34AB-4902-A326-409BD9B9A7A5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\Apartment={0EC7A55C-77D4-40E9-A4A0-9463B12B31E5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\Freshbar={06ABAA2D-34AB-4902-A326-409BD9B9A7A5}
Unregister DLLs:
rcpie.dll

Delete files:
susbsys.exe, iecust.dll, protect32.dll, rcpie.dll
Misc:
[blank page] is the about:blank address.
[long string] is an obfuscated address of the %System%\rcpie.dll/sp.html file.

All Fastsearchweb files can be found in the default system directory, which is one of the following: C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32.

Other programs to remove Fastsearchweb:

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

Information added: 10/09/05
Information updated: 10/09/05

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