Searchya! Toolbar

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Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 8,643
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 21,425
First Seen: April 29, 2014
Last Seen: November 28, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Searchya! Toolbar Image

Classified as adware, the Searchya! Toolbar is used to deliver advertisements to computer users, often in the form of pop-up windows and browser redirects. Carrying out a search on Searchya! Toolbar's associated search engine will usually result in low-quality search results replete with advertisements and links to websites containing unsafe content. Even though Searchya! Toolbar's website supposedly contains uninstall instructions, this adware infection may not be easy to remove and will usually require the help of a reliable anti-malware program.

Although the main symptoms of a browser hijacker infection associated with the Searchya.com website is the presence of the Searchya! Toolbar itself, there are several symptoms that point to the fact that Searchya! Toolbar is not a reliable web browser add-on:

  • The presence of the Searchya! Toolbar on your computer may usually result in poor computer performance.
  • Attempting to remove Searchya! Toolbar manually may usually result in error messages, crashes, or in the Searchya! Toolbar being reinstalled automatically when the infected web browser starts up again.
  • Your web browser's homepage may have been changed to Searchya.com without your authorization. Your default search engine and favorite websites may also have been altered as well.
  • The Searchya! Toolbar may usually cause the infected web browser to display fake error messages and pop-up alerts from the Windows Task Bar.
  • Unfortunately, the Searchya! Toolbar will rarely attack alone. If the Searchya! Toolbar is installed on your computer, then it is probable that your machine has become infected with other kinds of malware threats.

Removing the Searchya! Toolbar from your computer will usually require an updated anti-malware program. Since Searchya! Toolbar will often be associated with other malware threats, ESG security researchers advise scanning your hard drives to make sure that other malware infections have not entered your computer. The Searchya! Toolbar makes modifications to the Windows Registry and to your computer's settings. Because of this, simply reinstalling you web browser or changing from one web browser to another will do nothing to stop symptoms associated with the Searchya! Toolbar.

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File System Details

Searchya! Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. searchyasrv.exe 78301801b3ac5cd6cefed6621ebc9509 35
2. SearchYaSetup_2.2.1.503.1.exe 2ded70f1dc6a6dae4bbb4443c4a95fbf 1
3. SearchYaLatest.exe 33f3b03bca3e1e3e0e8ae21b5c002d53 1
4. searchya.dll f75e099cd9316054e1ecab04749e076a 1
5. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\searchyaApp.dll
6. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\escortShld.dll
7. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\searchyaTlbr.dll
8. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\bh\searchya.dll
9. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\searchyaEng.dll
10. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\FavIcon
11. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\searchyasrv
12. C:\Program Files\SearchYa!\1.5.20.0\uninstall
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Registry Details

Searchya! Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{15F6BCB7-BB0F-4A66-8762-4765B05597EB}
{1973277F-87B0-4EA3-9ED2-470A91D284CF}
{25927741-5E5B-4D27-8D8B-9188FE64373F}
{33AA308B-B565-4376-AC66-59EE9B6AD13E}
{54B24FA9-87E8-47FC-8589-F9D382D8B299}
{5B45AC88-523C-431E-86D7-F339B2EE262E}
{6801410E-CC88-42D6-A93B-909E95645407}
{69332529-EEC8-4D0D-9FD3-202C4AE8E589}
{8B0C188C-F6F3-484D-8225-E40262DDE633}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar "SearchYa Toolbar"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\esrv.searchyaESrvc
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\esrv.searchyaESrvc\CurVer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ironsource.searchyaHlpr
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ironsource.searchyaappCore
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchyaESrvc
SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchyaESrvc
SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.searchyaESrvc.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\ironsource.searchyaappCore
SOFTWARE\Classes\ironsource.searchyaappCore.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\ironsource.searchyadskBnd
SOFTWARE\Classes\ironsource.searchyadskBnd.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\ironsource.searchyaHlpr
SOFTWARE\Classes\ironsource.searchyaHlpr.1
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{819DC4CA-4FFF-4C2E-800D-F346471D99BC}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{33AA308B-B565-4376-AC66-59EE9B6AD13E}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Searchya
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{25927741-5E5B-4D27-8D8B-9188FE64373F}
Software\Searchya
Software\searchya!
Software\searchya.com
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\FoxTab\searchya
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{819DC4CA-4FFF-4C2E-800D-F346471D99BC}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{33AA308B-B565-4376-AC66-59EE9B6AD13E}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{25927741-5E5B-4D27-8D8B-9188FE64373F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\searchya
searchya

Directories

Searchya! Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Ironsource\searchya
%PROGRAMFILES%\SearchYa!
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Ironsource\searchya
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SearchYa!

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