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Adware-IESearchBar
- Type
- Program
- SubType
- Adware
- Discovery Date
- 05/19/2004
- Minimum DAT
- 4311 (12/24/2003)
- Updated DAT
- 5211 (01/18/2008)
- Minimum Engine
- 5.1.00
- Description Added
- 04/15/2004
- Description Modified
- 07/23/2004 8:57 AM (PT)
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Characteristics
This is not a virus or trojan. This program installs itself as a Browser Helper Object and redirects search queries to blazefind.com.
Installation
Upon execution, the application installs itself into the %Windir% directory as 5_0_1browserhelper5.dll .
(Where %Windir% is the Windows directory, for example C:\WINDOWS)
For example:
C:\Winnt\5_0_1browserhelper5.dll (218,182 bytes)
The following Registry key is added to execute the DLL :
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FBED6A02-71FB-11D8-86B0-0002441A9695}\InprocServer32
Two other files are dropped into the %Windir% folder:
- UnstSA5.exe - 416,979
- Key5.txt - 236,715 bytes
Users who would like to check for the presence of potentially unwanted programs on their system should run the command line scanner with the /PROGRAM switch. Please note that VirusScan 7, and higher, has an option that enables users to detect this kind of program automatically (see below).
The 4380 DAT files incorrectly flag the uninstaller for this application as 'trojan or variant AdClicker'. This will be fixed in the 4381 DAT release.
Removal
Instructions on Enabling/Disabling Detection and Removal of Potentially Unwanted Programs
Use the ADD/REMOVE Programs Control Panel in Windows to remove this program.Aliases
Aliases
- Adware/BlazeFind (Panda)
