QuickSearch Search Bar Spyware Profile
Title: QuickSearch Search Bar
Also Known as: Spyware.QuickSearch, possible New Net variant
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QuickSearch Search Bar is a spyware program made by New.Net, Inc. It may be a variant of the pre-existing New Net spyware program. It is powered by the website newdotnet.com. It was first discovered on October 21 of 2004.
QuickSearch Search Bar can infect your computer in nearly every available transmission technique available to spyware programs. It can be manually installed, installed through ActiveX or other stealthy drive-by download methods, or as part of a spyware bundle.
If you are infected with QuickSearch Search Bar, you should immediately remove it from your computer with an up-to-date spyware removal tool such as SpyZooka. You should also tighten up the security settings on your computer. You should make sure you are protected by an active firewall, have your Windows set to Automatic Updates, and run regular spyware scans.
You should also adopt safe browsing habits, such as avoiding peer to peer (P2P) file sharing sites, saving downloads and scanning them before installing them, and not installing programs that don’t give you that option. Your antispyware program should also have an infection prevention tool such as SpyZooka’s SpyGuard tool. These habits can prevent most spyware infections before they can happen.
Also Known As:
QuickSearch, Spyware.QuickSearch, possible New Net variant
Spyware Type: Toolbar, Trojan Downloader
Associated Files:
qvgqtb_setup.exe
QuickSearchBar3_30.dll
Uninstall_QuickSearchBar.exe
QuickSearchBar1_27.dll
QuickSearchBar3_28.dll
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareQuickSearch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareQuickSearch
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{3c368c4a-827f-4f25-9c52-371bdf049912}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{82315a18-6cfb-44a7-bdfd-90e36537c252}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTQuickSearch.DeskSearchBand
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTQuickSearch.DeskSearchBand.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTQuickSearch.SearchBand
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTQuickSearch.SearchBand.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTTypeLib{B7620AF8-B460-455a-946F-16F8BF52A9AD}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT%SoftwareClassesQuicksearch.SearchBand
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{82315A18-6CFB-44a7-BDFD-90E36537C252}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{82315A18-6CFB-44a7-BDFD-90E36537C252}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallQuickSearch ToolbarQuickSearch Toolbar
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