SeekSeek Adware

SeekSeek malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,BHO
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\ieasst.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iecomp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ieasst.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iecomp.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ieasst.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iecomp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ieasst.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iecomp.dll

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

Detecting SeekSeek:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\ieasst.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iecomp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ieasst.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iecomp.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ieasst.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iecomp.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\ieasst.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\iecomp.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5074851c-f67a-488e-a9c9-c244573f4068}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\defaultsearch.seekseek
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\defaultsearch.seekseek.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{39341eb6-c340-4f68-ab9d-ee4917309828}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{5074851c-f67a-488e-a9c9-c244573f4068}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{eac42c32-1fe3-4fd0-9f27-e7f9ccf5fcd9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{5074851c-f67a-488e-a9c9-c244573f4068}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{97b4f55a-b1f8-41f3-8a4e-7844d03d9242}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{df042e4a-5577-4d32-9305-442923d7838b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{5074851c-f67a-488e-a9c9-c244573f4068}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/uninstall_ds.ocx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\moduleusage\[%WINDOWS%]/downloaded program files/uninstall_ds.ocx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing SeekSeek:

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

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 SeekSeek manually.

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

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


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes SeekSeek from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

Download ExterminateIt! to instantly get rid of SeekSeek!


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