ActualNames SearchPike Description:
SearchPike is a variant of the ActualNames software, which is an address bar search hijacker targeting IE, Netscape and AOL browsers. It also seems to contain components to interfere with the sending of mail from various applications and web sites. However, the function of these files has not been pinned down. ActualNames can silently download and execute arbitrary unsigned code from its controlling server actualnames.com, as a self-updating feature. It is also bundled with other some version of KazaaMate.
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The following instructions are only for advanced
computer users. We recommend you to backup your
system registry or create a System Restore Point
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To uninstall ActualNames SearchPike:
- Press ctrl+alt+del, terminate the process FindService.exe from the Tasklist.
- Click Start > Run. Type
REGSVR32 -u %Dll_name%. Then click OK. Replace %Dll_name% with followings:
%ProgramFiles%\AdvSearch\mailbookproxy.dll
%ProgramFiles%\AdvSearch\updaterproxy.dll
- Click Start > Run. Type regedit.
Then
click OK.
Navigate to and delete the registry keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{92c7d65c-52f3-4545-8a35-213d730db1ed}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{92c7d65c-52f3-4545-8a35-213d730db1ed}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{92c7d65c-52f3-4545-8a35-213d730db1ed}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Olivia Corp HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
\BrowseProxy=FindService.exe
Exit the Registry Editor.
- Remove directories in explorer:
%ProgramFiles%\advsearch
%Windows%\browseproxy
However, a few of registry entries
may be left
behind deleting. You can ask for Spyware Doctor to clean up.
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