Adware . SearchSquire (Summary)
Software Name: SearchSquire
Company Name: New Media Properties, LLC
Product Name: SearchSquire
Classification: Adware
Website: http://www.searchsquire.com
Brief:
Browser Helper Object that monitors what sites are visited and search engines used and will display pop-ups if a certain site is visited as listed in a text file placed in the users hard drive. Auto-updates in the background at startup.
IMPORTANT!
Some of the Adware.SearchSquire 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 SearchSquire
installed on your computer we recommend a free
audit of your system with INAC Anti Spyware.
SearchSquire might create following folders (and inject its files inside
the folders):
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SearchSquire might create following files (some of the files might be
loaded in memory while the software is running):
- %WINDOWS%\Downloaded Program Files\SearchSquire33.inf
- %SYSTEM%\engine.txt
- %SYSTEM%\engine2.txt
- %SYSTEM%\partner.txt
- %SYSTEM%\SearchSquire33.dll
- %SYSTEM%\SearchUpdate33.exe
- %SYSTEM%\unSearch33.exe
SearchSquire is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:
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SearchSquire might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys
and values):
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{11990E99-2A4D-11D6-9507-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{11990E9F-2A4D-11D6-9507-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{907CA0E5-CE84-11D6-9508-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{907CA0E4-CE84-11D6-9508-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SearchSquire2.Squire
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{907CA0E6-CE84-11D6-9508-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{907CA0E5-CE84-11D6-9508-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{907CA0E5-CE84-11D6-9508-02608CDD2846}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/engine.txt*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/partner.txt*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/SearchSquire33.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/SearchUpdate33.exe*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/unSearch33.exe*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{11990E9G-2A4D-11D6-9507-02608CDD2843}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/engine2.txt*
SearchSquire might create following registry values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|SearchSquire33
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\partner.txt
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\engine2.txt
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\engine.txt
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\unSearch33.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\SearchUpdate33.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\SearchSquire33.dll
SearchSquire might create registry values with following data:
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\searchsquire.com|*|0
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\searchsquire.com|*|1
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\searchsquire.com|*|2
SearchSquire might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:
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