Search Assistant Description:

The "Search Assistant" bar is a malware, and it seems to reset the Taskbar settings.

Search Assistant Automatic Removal:

Using Spyware Doctor or BPS Adware & Spyware Remover to detect and remove Search Assistant AUTOMATICALLY!

Search Assistant Manual Removal:

1. Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
   systemroot+\system32\omniband.dll
   systemroot+\system\omniband.dll
    
2. Rename systemroot+\system32\omniband.dll and systemroot+\system\omniband.dll to old_omniband.dll and restart Windows.
   
   
3. Remove the files in Explorer:
   %SystemRoot%\wsaupdater.exe
   
   
4. Remove the directory in Explorer:
   %ProgramFiles%\windowssa

If the bar is not removed, download the spyware removers such as Spyware Doctor or BPS Adware & Spyware Remover and run them.

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