Remove TheLocalSearch. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: TheLocalSearch

Type: Adware
Severity scale:TheLocalSearch severity is 31  (31 / 100)
 
TheLocalSearch is a parasitic adware program, which displays unwanted advertisements in your web browser or within its host application. It can be secretly installed by some ad-supported software or malicious web sites. Once executed, TheLocalSearch modifies system settings, so it could run on every Windows startup and hide from the user. This adware may update itself via the Internet. Its activity may affect your computer and violate your privacy.


TheLocalSearch properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Automatic TheLocalSearch removal:

remover for TheLocalSearch

TheLocalSearch manual removal:

Kill processes:
[program files]\wassmartbar\uninstal.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4b8e6575-1013-45e9-bf77-9852ecef07a9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{3789cbf0-c4ca-4e98-b93b-22acf0587fba}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{4b8e6575-1013-45e9-bf77-9852ecef07a9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\appid\{11baf79b-530c-4200-a33d-48be83fc75be}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\appid\{5fb747f9-320c-47b4-9ce8-545fb4f3ba81}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\appid\atltoolbar.dll\appid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\atltoolbar.tbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\atltoolbar.tbar.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\atltoolbar.tbar\clsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\atltoolbar.tbar\curver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\bho.bhoobject
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\bho.bhoobject.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\bho.bhoobject\clsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\bho.bhoobject\curver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{4b8e6575-1013-45e9-bf77-9852ecef07a9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{68706808-7097-4818-9aec-cb1a0e7aca51}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{788bd7b7-fa4f-4fd3-b63e-e3fbc0aa7d0a}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{7ed9e9b8-e1d4-4576-aec2-2a70bb3caa1c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{b1c5c992-23df-4704-9f7a-155b575ed19a}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{d956a47d-73cd-4ee9-bbf7-b06c14100c41}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\{4b8e6575-1013-45e9-bf77-9852ecef07a9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shell extensions\approved\{22998d24-b789-4ca2-a7fc-cd7ce7deb14c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\washington metro
Unregister DLLs:
[program files]\wassmartbar\tbshow.dll, [system root]\downloaded program files\toolbar_nieuw13.dll, [system root]\qi32.dll, [system root]\system\tlsbar.dll, [system root]\system32\tlsbar.dll, [system root]\tlsbar.dll, toolbar.dll, toolbar_nieuw14.dll

Delete files:
basis.xml, navinst2.ocx, [program files]\wassmartbar\tbshow.dll, [program files]\wassmartbar\uninstal.exe, [program files]\wassmartbar\uninstal.ini, [system root]\downloaded program files\toolbar_nieuw13.dll, [system root]\qi32.dll, [system root]\system\tlsbar.dll, [system root]\system32\tlsbar.dll, [system root]\tlsbar.dll, toolbar.crc, toolbar.dll, toolbar_nieuw14.dll
Delete directories:
[program files]\wassmartbar

Other programs to remove TheLocalSearch:

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

Information added: 15/04/05
Information updated: 15/04/05

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