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Hijacker . GigaSearch (Summary)

Software Name: GigaSearch
Company Name: Gigasoft
Product Name: GigaSearch
Classification: Hijacker
Website: http://www.gigasearch.biz

Brief:
Toolbar that hijacks search and homepage settings. Places icons on desktop and links in IE that promote gigasearch.biz.

IMPORTANT!
Some of the Hijacker.GigaSearch 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.

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GigaSearch might create following folders (and inject its files inside the folders):

• %FAVORITES%\Computers and Privacy


• %WINDOWS%\Giga

GigaSearch might create following files (some of the files might be loaded in memory while the software is running):

• %DESKTOP%\Home Mortgages.url


• %DESKTOP%\Poker.url


• %WINDOWS%\gigasoft.dll


• %WINDOWS%\wincfg.exe


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|http://www.gigasearch.biz*


• %DESKTOP%\gigasoft.dll


• %WINDOWS%\Downloaded Program Files\GIGA32.DLL

GigaSearch is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:

• gigasearch.biz

GigaSearch might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys and values):

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C1EA1782-8E6E-4ea4-9800-B68DE41F1A26}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GigaBar.ToolBandObj


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GigaBar.ToolBandObj.1


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1F080480-802D-468F-AF65-D031EDCBFD4A}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{79837A1F-9D73-4242-A3C1-9F2312EB8EF2}


• HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\&GigaBar*


• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{EADD3112-0CF8-444b-AC0F-EBA38E004554}


• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EADD3112-0CF8-444b-AC0F-EBA38E004554}

GigaSearch might create following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar|{C1EA1782-8E6E-4ea4-9800-B68DE41F1A26}

GigaSearch might create registry values with following data:

• HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|http://gigasearch.biz*

GigaSearch might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:

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