SearchSquire Description:

SearchSquire is an Internet Explorer sidebar containing paid links that opens when you use search engines.

When using a search engine known to the software, the search terms are forwarded to SearchSquire's own search feature, returning advertisers' links in a sidebar.

SearchSquire/v2 seems also to be capable of opening pop-up adverts on targeted sites.

SearchSquire Automatic Removal:

Using Spyware Doctor to detect and remove SearchSquire AUTOMATICALLY!

SearchSquire Manual Removal:

Open the registry (Start->Run->regedit) and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'SearchSquire' value.

Next, open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the following commands. For v1:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u SearchSquire.dll
del "..\Downloaded Program Files\SearchSquire.inf"

Or for v2:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u SearchSquire2.dll

You can then reboot and delete the following files from the System folder ('Windows\System' under Windows 95/98/Me, 'Windows\System32' under Windows NT/2000/XP). For v1:

engines.txt partner.txt SearchSquire.dll SearchSquire.exe SquireUninst.exe

For v2:

engines.txt partner.txt SearchSquire2.dll SearchSquire2.inf SearchUpdate.exe unsearch.exe

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