Searchassist.me

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 12,176
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 2,292
First Seen: June 19, 2014
Last Seen: September 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Searchassist.me is a browser hijacker and a site that may act as a generic search engine for the internet. The results filtered through Searchassist.me may return several sponsored links that redirect you to unwanted sites or ones that attempt to offer additional services and products. The Searchassist.me pay may also be set as your default home page within your web browser mostly due to previously installing freeware programs or bundled software apps. The Searchassist.me site is not a virus nor is it harmful to your computer. It is through the search results of Searchassist.me that you may be lead to questionable sites. Preventing Searchassist.me from loading automatically as your default home page may require that you detect and remove all related add-on components.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Searchassist.me

File System Details

Searchassist.me may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. savcp.exe cbfc3431a290a9734f162d48e3301fc1 1,360
2. se.exe ebb6b8ccb7965aa48737b6b8b20aebba 208
3. adxloader.dll 9c8e112e91b3e50e141fc2efc7f25c32 130
4. sa.exe 8a2bfc4808c4b46c8c728121cc3b0cf6 31
5. sa.exe 8f528a353506041aa0c6e2bd68d12dc4 20

Registry Details

Searchassist.me may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{284624FC-0E93-36EF-AADE-D53036DAD722}
{63C05539-3781-350C-8623-BD86CBF3CCF3}
{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchAssist.IEModule
SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchAssist.IEModule+IECustomCommands
SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchAssist.IEModule+IECustomContextMenuCommands
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
SOFTWARE\SecureDownload\SearchAssist
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8DDAC7C3-2592-4D84-A7A7-AA7865E53875}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SecureDownload\SearchAssist

Directories

Searchassist.me may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\SearchAssist.me

URLs

Searchassist.me may call the following URLs:

searchassist.me

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