Marsfind Search Helper

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

Overview

Category:

Search Hijacker: Any software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites when you perform a search. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. Search results when such a hijacker is running will sometimes differ from non-hijacked results.

Similar Pests:

 Search Hijacker

Origins

Group:

 MARSFIND.COM

Mailing Address:

 Mworld Holdings LTD unit B 22/FBank of China Tower 1 Garden Road Hong Kong, HK

Date of Origin:

 February, 2004

Operation

Browser Performance:

 Likely to slow performance of Internet Explorer.

Risks

Privacy Policy:

 http://search.marsfind.com/terms.php

Detection and Removal

Automatic Removal:

PestPatrol detects this.

PestPatrol removes this.

Manual Removal:

 Follow these steps to remove Marsfind Search Helper 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.
Restore Settings:

After following the instructions above, you will still need to restore your original settings and prevent this from happening again. Here''s how.

Research

More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 July 06, 2004