Remove UniversalTB. Removal instructions

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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

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UniversalTB manual removal:

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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

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
utility.dll

HELP:
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Misc:
[site address] is one of the following:
http:/ /simplenter.com/srchasst.php?id=1
http:/ /simplenter.com/web/1.01.0/

Information added: 2005-07-21 04:02:59
Information updated: 2006-11-27 06:11:49

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