Remove UniversalTB. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: UniversalTB

Type: Browser Hijackers
Severity scale:UniversalTB severity is 22  (22 / 100)
 
UniversalTB is an additional Internet Explorer toolbar with browser hijacker functionality. It changes the web browser's default start and search pages to sites on simplenter.com domain. UniversalTB doesn't spread and must be manually installed. It starts every time the user opens Internet Explorer.


UniversalTB properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic UniversalTB removal:

remover for UniversalTB

UniversalTB manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[site address]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\SearchAssistant=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Universal
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Dadu.DaduObj
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Dadu.DaduObj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\GoSrch.ContextItem
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\GoSrch.ContextItem.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5F7AB1DB-A899-46c1-8345-B72B4567EE86}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FC2499DE-A673-49FD-A2DE-EFE03E9572A3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{7B9A715E-9D87-4C21-BF9E-F914F2FA953F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{EAF23CEF-21AF-4707-9FF3-4959FD505553}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{6D335DE7-E980-4400-AADE-9AC771AB77E3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5F7AB1DB-A899-46c1-8345-B72B4567EE86}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalSearch Toolbar
Delete files:
utility.dll
Misc:
[site address] is one of the following:
http:/ /simplenter.com/srchasst.php?id=1
http:/ /simplenter.com/web/1.01.0/

Other programs to remove UniversalTB:

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

Information added: 21/07/05
Information updated: 27/11/06

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