Title: MetaSearch

Type: Browser Hijackers

Remove MetaSearch. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(18 / 100)

MetaSearch is a browser hijacker that changes default Internet Explorer start and search pages to sites on quitmetasearch.com domain. The parasite runs on every Windows startup and contacts predefined web servers. It has the ability to update itself via the Internet. MetaSearch doesn't spread and must be manually installed. Once executed, it creates two directories, drops its files in them and modifies the registry. MetaSearch comes with the uninstaller.

MetaSearch properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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MetaSearch manual removal:

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\STLinks.STLinksCtrl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\STLinks.STLinksCtrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HomePage.HomePageCtrl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HomePage.HomePageCtrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1B9CB0F8-118B-49C1-956D-B703E976F8E3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B54BFA47-D897-49CA-9657-05EC9F80A32B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{73A90743-6A64-425D-B4EA-44D7C839F565}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F93C87CE-0318-47DA-803A-3BA4C8FC0D62}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{D31B7025-CC3A-40EA-B1D5-139EA9B70D00}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{D77EECF7-095D-4437-A6F7-4E1D4000A8AA}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
\{1B9CB0F8-118B-49C1-956D-B703E976F8E3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
\{B54BFA47-D897-49CA-9657-05EC9F80A32B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\LinksHelper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Quick Home Search

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
stlinks2.dll, sthomepage2.dll, uninst.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\STLinks
C:\Program Files\STHomePage

Information added: 2005-07-20 03:14:53
Information updated: 2005-07-20 03:14:53

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