Remove SearchCentrix. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: SearchCentrix

Type: Browser Plugins
Severity scale:SearchCentrix severity is 28  (28 / 100)
 
SearchCentrix is a set of Internet Explorer toolbars providing web search services. These toolbars change the web browser's default search page and related settings and display undesirable commercial advertisements. SearchCentrix must be manually installed. It runs every time the user launches Internet Explorer.


SearchCentrix properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Automatic SearchCentrix removal:

remover for SearchCentrix

SearchCentrix manual removal:

Kill processes:
ssom.exe, webalize.exe, weblzedr.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Friendly http errors=yes
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Search Asst=no
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\provider=intranet
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant=[site address]
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pqhelper.PQHELPER
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\seantb.SEANTB
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\s4helper.S4HELPER
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\webalize.WEBALIZE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D0EA-F16DB186FA7D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D7E4-F660B597BF2A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FB-EF60B19DAB2D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FB-EF60B19DCE2E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D0EA-F16DB186FA7D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D7E4-F660B597BF2A}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D0EA-F16DB186FA7D}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D7E4-F660B597BF2A}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D0EA-F16DB186FA7D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FB-EF60B19DAB2D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper
Objects\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FB-EF60B19DCE2E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D7E4-F660B597BF2A}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D0EA-F16DB186FA7D}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-D7E4-F660B597BF2A}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dynamic Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Search-O-Matic Toolbar_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Webalize Search Utility_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinDirect_is1
Unregister DLLs:
pqhelper.dll, seantb.dll, s4helper.dll, webalize.dll

Delete files:
ssom.exe, webalize.exe, weblzedr.exe, pqhelper.dll, seantb.dll, s4helper.dll, webalize.dll
Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Dynamic ToolBar
C:\Program Files\Dynamic ToolBar\pqhelper
C:\Program Files\Dynamic ToolBar\seantb
C:\Program Files\Dynamic ToolBar\s4helper

Other programs to remove SearchCentrix:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 29/09/05

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