MySearch

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MySearch Description

MySearch toolbar is a commercial Internet Explorer add-on. This toolbar allows to search the web using popular Internet search engines. However, it also displays advertising links. MySearch toolbar doesn’t distribute itself and must be manually installed. Numerous ad-supported application can add it to the system. MySearch runs every time the user launches Internet Explorer.

Type: Browser Hijackers

How Can You Detect MySearch?

 
 
 
 

MySearch has typically the following processes in memory:

  • soproc.exe
  • s4popswt.dll
  • s4bar.dll
  • pagerevisor.dll
  • s4sept.exe
  • adinstalle.exe
  • mysrchas.dll
  • s4ezsetp.dll
  • aj[1].exe
  • s42ns.exe
  • s4plugin.dll
  • npmysrch.dll

MySearch creates the following registry entries:

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswatterbarbutton.1\clsid
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswattersettingscontrol
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.netscapeshutdown.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.netscapestartup\curver
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.settingsplugin\clsid
  • 85204a50-6997-4543-9ff8-d9bbcb9108f5\1.0
  • 014da6c9-189f-421a-88cd-07cfe51cff10
  • 58f0b492-a42e-435a-bcbf-c6b2608077ba
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswatterbarbutton.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswatterbarbutton\curver
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.netscapeshutdown
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.netscapestartup.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.settingsplugin.1
  • 85204a50-6997-4543-9ff8-d9bbcb9108f5
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internetexplorer\newwindows\allowwww.mysearch.com
  • 014da6c1-189f-421a-88cd-07cfe51cff10
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswatterbarbutton
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswatterbarbutton\clsid
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearch.popswattersettingscontrol.1
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.netscapestartup
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mysearchtoolbar.settingsplugin
  • 014da6c0-189f-421a-88cd-07cfe51cff10
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internetexplorer\menuext\webrebates.
  • 04079856-5845-4dea-848c-3ecd647aa554
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\codestoredatabase\distribution

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