ResultBrowse.com

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ResultBrowse.com is a bogus search engine that is part of a fairly common online scam created to make money from numerous ads. ResultBrowse.com is connected to browser hijackers and other malware threats such as Trojans and rootkits that may include ZeroAccess rootkit and Google Redirect Virus. ResultBrowse.com has no capability of providing reliable and safe online search results. If your web browser has been compromised by any browser hijackers, rootkits or Trojans, your search result links on any search engine including Google, Yahoo, Bing and others will be rerouted to ResultBrowse.com and other dubious web pages full of fake ads. The main aim of ResultBrowse.com is to earn money from rerouted traffic. Browser hijackers, rootkits and Trojans linked to ResultBrowse.com can change your default search engine and homepage. They may also keep track of your browsing activities and collect personal information. Search engine hijackers, rootkits and Trojans associated with ResultBrowse.com could also decrease your PC performance and invade your security and privacy. To stop unwanted diversions to ResultBrowse.com, you need to remove all browser hijackers, Trojans and rootkits by using a legitimate anti-malware tool.

File System Details

ResultBrowse.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarlog.txt
2. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstats.dat
3. %Temp%[trojan name]toolbar-manifest.xml
4. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarcouponsmerchants.xml
5. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbardtx.ini
6. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarguid.dat
7. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallStatIE.dat
8. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarcouponscategories.xml
9. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstat.log
10. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarpreferences.dat
11. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallIE.dat
12. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarversion.xml
13. %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarcouponsmerchants2.xml

Registry Details

ResultBrowse.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}InprocServer32 "C:PROGRA~1WINDOW~4ToolBar[trojan name]dtx.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} "UrlHelper Class"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID "[trojan name]IEHelper.UrlHelper"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuardCurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar "[trojan name] Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID "[trojan name]IEHelper.UrlHelper.1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "[trojan name] Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuard.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "[trojan name] Toolbar"

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