Title: TheLocalSearch

Type: Adware

Remove TheLocalSearch. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(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

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TheLocalSearch manual removal:

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Kill processes:
[program files]\wassmartbar\uninstal.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

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

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

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

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

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

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
[program files]\wassmartbar

Information added: 2005-04-15 18:37:07
Information updated: 2011-06-27 08:06:49

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Reignbeau

Now I feel stupid. Thats clreead it up for me

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2011 06 25

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