Remove SearchFast. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: SearchFast

Type: Browser Hijackers
Severity scale:SearchFast severity is 37  (37 / 100)
 
SearchFast is an Internet Explorer toolbar that hijacks the web browser's default error page and redirects the user to undesirable commercial web sites. The threat is able to update itself via the Internet. It runs every time the user launches Internet Explorer.

SearchFast is usually bundled with third-party software.


Related files: communicator2.exe, preuninstallcom.exe, preuninstallpmt.exe, preuninstallql.exe, srchfstu.exe, srchupdt.exe, stb.exe, communicator.dll, srchfst.dll

SearchFast properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic SearchFast removal:

remover for SearchFast

SearchFast manual removal:

Kill processes:
communicator2.exe, preuninstallcom.exe, preuninstallpmt.exe, preuninstallql.exe, srchfstu.exe, srchupdt.exe, stb.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\srchfstupdate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000277A3-7D84-406a-9799-D12A81594693}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DF0C0C7C-14F0-40AB-93C9-D71E6E3DE6DD}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{000277A3-7D84-406A-9799-D12A81594693}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8DBC-A42EB79CB428}
Unregister DLLs:
communicator.dll, srchfst.dll

Delete files:
communicator2.exe, preuninstallcom.exe, preuninstallpmt.exe, preuninstallql.exe, srchfstu.exe, srchupdt.exe, stb.exe, communicator.dll, srchfst.dll
Misc:
Exact file location:
communicator2.exe, srchfstu.exe, srchupdt.exe, srchfst.dll - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt
preuninstallcom.exe, preuninstallpmt.exe, preuninstallql.exe, stb.exe, communicator.dll - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove SearchFast:

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

Information added: 10/10/06
Information updated: 10/10/06

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