MetaSearch Adware

MetaSearch malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting MetaSearch:

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\sthomepage
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\stlinks

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{1b9cb0f8-118b-49c1-956d-b703e976f8e3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{b54bfa47-d897-49ca-9657-05ec9f80a32b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\homepage.homepagectrl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\homepage.homepagectrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{73a90743-6a64-425d-b4ea-44d7c839f565}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{f93c87ce-0318-47da-803a-3ba4c8fc0d62}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\stlinks.stlinksctrl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\stlinks.stlinksctrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{d31b7025-cc3a-40ea-b1d5-139ea9b70d00}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{d77eecf7-095d-4437-a6f7-4e1d4000a8aa}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{1b9cb0f8-118b-49c1-956d-b703e976f8e3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{b54bfa47-d897-49ca-9657-05ec9f80a32b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\linkshelper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\quick home search

Removing MetaSearch:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from MetaSearch.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove MetaSearch manually.

To completely manually remove MetaSearch malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with MetaSearch.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the MetaSearch process.
2. Delete the original MetaSearch file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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