Searchqu Toolbar

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 9,153
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 3,135
First Seen: September 9, 2013
Last Seen: September 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Searchqu Toolbar Image

Searchqu is a tool that changes your default home page to direct you to searchqu.com, installs a toolbar and adds additional search engine called Web Search. Searchqu is installed together with a shareware or freeware programs that are frequently defined as adware or possibly unwanted software. Each time a user type search terms in the top search/URL box, they get diverted to searchqu.com or search-results.com. Computer users can get Searchqu if they clicked through the installer of freeware software without noticing that they had agreed to those changes. Commonly, it's an opt-out choice and users should really pay more attention to a variety of optional features throughout the install process. Searchqu is able to block users from visiting the legitimate websites and reroute them to infected websites. Searchqu may take over most of your system resources making your computer work slowly and ineffectively. Remove Searchqu immediately in order to protect your computer.Searchqu Toolbar Image 2

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Registry Details

Searchqu Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\tb_searchqu.exe
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{9D717F81-9148-4f12-8568-69135F087DB0}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{a9bb9fa0-4122-4c75-bd9a-bc27db3f9155}
Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{9D717F81-9148-4f12-8568-69135F087DB0}

Directories

Searchqu Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\searchqu
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NativeMessaging\CT2561830
%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\ojjjkpmdcgdjnjekomimkkdaekihpcag
%PROGRAMFILES%\Searchqu Toolbar
%PROGRAMFILES%\searchqu
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\searchqu
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Searchqu Toolbar
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\searchqu

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