Remove SearchWords. Description and removal instructions

Title: SearchWords
Type: Browser Plugins	Severity scale: (33 / 100)

SearchWords is a toolbar for Internet Explorer that modifies web search settings and displays undesirable commercial advertisements. The parasite must be manually installed. Once executed, it creates several directories and files and modifies the Windows registry in order to register itself as a web browser add-on. SearchWords runs every time a user starts Internet Explorer.

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SearchWords properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic SearchWords removal:

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SearchWords manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Visicom Media\SWBAR
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\swbar.SWBAR
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4e7bd74f-2B8D-469e-c0ff-fd7ba7d5fa7d}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{4e7bd74f-2B8D-469e-c0ff-fd7ba7d5fa7d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4e7bd74f-2B8D-469e-c0ff-fd7ba7d5fa7d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{4e7bd74f-2B8D-469e-c0ff-fd7ba7d5fa7d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:/WINDOWS/Downloaded Program Files/swbar.dll

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
swbar.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
swbar.dll

HELP:
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Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Dynamic Toolbar\SWBAR
Misc:
File swbar.dll is located in C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files or C:\Winnt\Downloaded Program Files folder.

Other programs to remove SearchWords:

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Information added: 20/08/05
Information updated: 20/08/05

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