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Pugi.SearchExplorer malware description and removal detail
Categories:Toolbar
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\explbar.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\explbar.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\explbar.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\explbar.dll

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

Detecting Pugi.SearchExplorer:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\explbar.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\explbar.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\explbar.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\system\explbar.dll

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{23ddae8c-6a79-4d62-80aa-e95d89cb9811}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{23ddae8c-6a79-4d62-80aa-e95d89cb9811}

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

Removing Pugi.SearchExplorer:

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

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 Pugi.SearchExplorer manually.

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

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