InstaFinder.com

By ESGI Advisor in Browser Hijackers

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InstaFinder.com is a fake search engine, which, at first sight, may look legitimate. However, if you try to find a search term online by using InstaFinder.com, you won't get any safe search results except constant redirects to dubious websites full of bogus ads that bombard your PC. Annoying redirects to InstaFinder.com are caused by browser hijackers and rootkits such as ZeroAccess rootkit, Google Results Hijacker and Google Redirect Hijacker. These infections can take over your web browser and change its settings. They can change your default homepage or search engine without a possibility to change them back. Your search result links will be redirected to some unwanted or advertisement web pages. To get rid of annoying redirects to InstaFinder.com and other insecure websites, remove all browser hijackers and rootkits linked to InstaFinder.com that have infected your PC. Also, you can change your browser settings to block InstaFinder.com from opening in your web browser.

File System Details

InstaFinder.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarguid.dat
2. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarlog.txt
3. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarstats.dat
4. %AppData%InstafindertoolbaruninstallIE.dat
5. %AppData%Instafindertoolbardtx.ini
6. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarcouponsmerchants.xml
7. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarstat.log
8. %Temp%Instafindertoolbar-manifest.xml
9. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarcouponsmerchants2.xml
10. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarcouponscategories.xml
11. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarpreferences.dat
12. %AppData%Instafindertoolbarversion.xml
13. %AppData%InstafindertoolbaruninstallStatIE.dat

Registry Details

InstaFinder.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInstafinderIEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} "UrlHelper Class"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "Instafinder Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar "Instafinder Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID "InstafinderIEHelper.UrlHelper.1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInstafinderIEHelper.DNSGuardCurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "Instafinder Instafinder Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInstafinderIEHelper.DNSGuard.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID "InstafinderIEHelper.UrlHelper"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInstafinderIEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}InprocServer32 "C:PROGRA~1WINDOW~4ToolBarInstafinderdtx.dll"

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