BlowSearch Description:

From the web site: 'The FREE BlowSearch.com Search Toolbar installs in seconds and includes: Web Search - Find better results from the Web's leading search engines. White Pages & Yellow Pages - Look up personal and business listings easily from one location. Popup Blocker - Block those annoying popup ads forever! Cursor Search - Search any word on a Web page by simply right-clicking your mouse. News Ticker - Get breaking news headlines delivered to you wherever you go on the Web. More Lookup Tools - Receive personalized horoscopes, maps, stock quotes and weather forecasts.'

Files: ultrabar.dll

Alias: Trojan.Win32.StartPage.bi, Win32.Startpage.V, Win32/SearchHelp.A trojan, Win32/StartPage.IDG.Trojan

BlowSearch Automatic Removal:

Using Spyware Doctor to remove BlowSearch AUTOMATICALLY!

BlowSearch Manual Removal:

Follow these steps to remove BlowSearch from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

1. Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar\ubinst.exe
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar\unwise.exe
    
2. Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
   googlems.dll
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar\ultrabar.dll
    
3. Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\clsid\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}\helptext
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{818e8baa-bba9-4343-af32-c7f51582d6b5}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{508d52d8-117d-405a-bf53-818278d8e4a8}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{6f8adbe2-8c92-4362-b0e6-7321aa49ee46}\barsize
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\displayicon
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\displayname
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\displayversion
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\helplink
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\nomodify
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\norepair
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\publisher
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\uninstallstring
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\urlinfoabout
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \blowsearchtoolbar\urlupdateinfo
    
4. Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
   blowsearch.txt
   googlems.dll
   install.log
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar\ubinst.exe
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar\ultrabar.dll
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar\unwise.exe
   tbar.exe-007c75bc.pf
   tbar.exe-3365e258.pf
   tbinstall.log
   ubinst.exe-1c3ee279.pf
    
5. Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:
   programfilesdir+\blowsearchtoolbar
    
6. After following the instructions above, you will still need to restore your original settings and prevent this from happening again. Here's how.

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