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FastSearch malware description and removal detail
Categories:Toolbar
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\fsearchbar.dll

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

Detecting FastSearch:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\fsearchbar.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\fsearchbar.dll
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{044d9f9f-0ee0-4e9b-b89b-5ebca0f852cc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fsearchbar.fbarstart
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fsearchbar.fbarstart.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fsearchbar.fsearchband
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\fsearchbar.fsearchband.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\fsbar

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar

Removing FastSearch:

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

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 FastSearch manually.

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

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the FastSearch process.
2. Delete the original FastSearch 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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