AdvSearch


· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Distribution ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·



Overview

Alias:

Adware/DealHelper [Panda]

See Also:

ActualNames · www.dealhelper.com DealHelper.com and AdvSearch share a significant number of file locations, regkeys, and files in common.

Category:

Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.

Similar Pests:

Adware

Origins

Date of Origin:

May, 2003

Distribution

Prevalence:

  • AdvSearch: < 0.00005%
  • More Info

    Clot Factor:

  • AdvSearch: 1
  • The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone.

    Growth:

  • AdvSearch: Insufficient data to report growth
  • Operation

    Storage Required:

  • AdvSearch: at least 833 KB
  • Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.



    Manual Removal:

    Follow these steps to remove AdvSearch from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Unregister DLLs:

    Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Remove Directories:

    Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:

  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
  • Research By:

  • Benjamin Googins
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    April 14, 2005