Adware . Browser Accelerator (Summary)
Software Name: Browser Accelerator
Company Name: Emergency 24 Inc.
Product Name: Browser Accelerator
Classification: Adware
Website: http://www.browseraccelerator.com
Brief:
A Toolbar that is installed in Internet Explorer that takes over the default searching features of the address bar and routes all queries through 7metasearch.com. Tracks sites visited.
IMPORTANT!
Some of the Adware.Browser Accelerator components
are listed below. The list is compiled as a reference. The list might
not be complete and it doesn't represent instructions for manual removal.
We DO NOT recommend manual removal. Incorrect removal
of certain software might make your computer unstable or even unusable.
Removal of adware component might affect the related ad-supported software.
If you suspect that you have an unwanted instance of Browser Accelerator
installed on your computer we recommend a free
audit of your system with INAC Anti Spyware.
Browser Accelerator might create following folders (and inject its files inside
the folders):
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\BrowserAccelerator
Browser Accelerator might create following files (some of the files might be
loaded in memory while the software is running):
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\basetup.exe
Browser Accelerator is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:
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Browser Accelerator might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys
and values):
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BrowserAccelerator.BAHelper
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BrowserAccelerator.BAHelper.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BrowserAccelerator.SearchHook
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BrowserAccelerator.SearchHook.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BrowserAccelerator.ToolBandObj
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BrowserAccelerator.ToolBandObj.1
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{074E3AA7-7718-4404-B3F8-FF8FB5414E0E}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{07CCDC75-795C-40C7-B904-64DBCE59BC23}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2D6A91CF-37C6-4EB2-A8D8-F65F1DB14ECE}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{12F7FB4F-C596-41BF-882F-6F4B8802BB3D}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1710201F-6D03-4A18-87E2-664B7D5F4848}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{501720DD-1F20-4BCD-B1C5-4945FECBDE35}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{58D67BF7-8CB5-4BCD-BF83-BD50241C31E8}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{94731949-6CFA-4505-8498-2AFA20248D32}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B0CF4C07-0941-4CE3-865A-D0E8F492A648}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{074E3AA7-7718-4404-B3F8-FF8FB5414E0E}
- HKEY_USERS\*\SoftwareSearch
Browser Accelerator might create following registry values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar|{2D6A91CF-37C6-4EB2-A8D8-F65F1DB14ECE}
Browser Accelerator might create registry values with following data:
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Browser Accelerator might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:
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