Title: SafeSearch

Type: Browser Hijackers

Remove SafeSearch. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(37 / 100)

SafeSearch is a browser hijacker that redirects a web browser to predetermined web sites and blocks access to some Internet resources. It also can display unexpected advertisements and pop-ups with pornographic content. SafeSearch has the ability to silently update itself via the Internet. The threat must be manually installed. It runs on every Windows startup.

SafeSearch properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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SafeSearch manual removal:

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Kill processes:
aanyvkcf.exe, safesearch.exe, rgzcdhtn.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\aanyvkcf
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SafeSearch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\rgzcdhtn
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrimeSoft
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SafeSearch
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.QSCH
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QSCH File
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SafeSearch.SafeSearchBHO
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SafeSearch.SafeSearchBHO.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{28E6CCE2-3F2C-4B3D-9CB4-2FC8715A3ECE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Typelib\{82E9DE01-D860-40E4-B9C1-91F0E8272962}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Typelib\{CB5006EE-F57D-4116-B7B6-48EB564FE0F0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mime\database\content type\application/x-QSCH
HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Netscape\Netscape Navigator\Trusted External Applications\%System%\aanyvkcf.exe=yes
HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Netscape\Netscape Navigator\Suffixes\Application/x-QSCH
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\aanyvkcf
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\rgzcdhtn

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
safesearch.dll, _safesearch.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
aanyvkcf.exe, safesearch.exe, rgzcdhtn.exe, safesearch.dll, _safesearch.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Primesoft\SafeSearch

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-09-03 07:53:54

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Safesearch

Painfull and hard to rid of!

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2004 03 21

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