Seekmo.Search.Assistant Adware

Seekmo.Search.Assistant malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTB.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTBUninstaller.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\seekmo\seekmo.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTB.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTBUninstaller.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\seekmo\seekmo.exe

In order to ensure that the Seekmo.Search.Assistant is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Seekmo.Search.Assistant adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTBUninstaller.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\seekmo\seekmo.exe

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

Detecting Seekmo.Search.Assistant:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTB.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTBUninstaller.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\seekmo\seekmo.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTB.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs\Seekmo Toolbar\SeekmoTBUninstaller.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\seekmo\seekmo.exe

Folders:
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Seekmo Search Assistant
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Seekmo Programs

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\seekmotb.dll
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\{21b8997e-251a-412c-a805-b0a4f791b03e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{53E0B6E8-A51D-448B-B692-40B67B285543}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{aa06de54-7b8a-4366-9209-d1fa2fd5e680}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\seekmotoolbar.seekmotoolband
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\seekmotoolbar.seekmotoolband.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{b3a2ecda-1487-4e7b-815e-d91e43ac79dc}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{53e0b6e8-a51d-448b-b692-40b67b285543}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar

Removing Seekmo.Search.Assistant:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Seekmo.Search.Assistant.

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 Seekmo.Search.Assistant manually.

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

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Seekmo.Search.Assistant process.
  2. Delete the original Seekmo.Search.Assistant 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 Seekmo.Search.Assistant 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).

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