2020Search

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

Overview

Vendor Notes:

 from the web site: 'Make your life easier by installing this handy toolbar. Not only does it eliminate those annoying pop-ups, but it also removes any flash content. Search directly on the toolbar, and you also get to keep a history of search terms. All this and more!'

Alias:

 Adware/ToolbarCC [Panda], Istbar.2020Search

See Also:

 ShopNav

Category:

Browser Helper Object: (BHO). A component that Internet Explorer will load whenever it starts, shares IE's memory context, can perform any action on the available windows and modules. A BHO can detect events, create windows to display additional information on a viewed page, monitor messages and actions. Microsoft calls it "a spy we send to infiltrate the browser's land." BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are seen by the firewall as your browser itself. Some exploits of this technology search all pages you view in IE and replace banner advertisements with other ads. Some monitor and report on your actions. Some change your home page.

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.

Toolbar: A group of buttons which perform common tasks. A toolbar for Internet Explorer is nomally located below the menu bar at the top of the form. Toolbars may be created by Browser Helper Objects.

Similar Pests:

 Browser Helper Object · Adware · Toolbar

Origins

Group:

 2020search.com

EMail:

 Customer Support or Feedback support@2020search.com General Information info@2020search.com Business Development/Sales sales@2020search.com Marketing & Media Information marketing@2020search.com

URL:

 http://198.65.112.65/, http://www.2020search.com/home.html

Date of Origin:

 July, 2003

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • 2020Search: 0.0%
    • More Info

    Clot Factor:
  • 2020Search: 3

    • 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:
  • 2020Search: Insufficient data to report growth
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    Operation

    Platform:

    		 Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.0

    Storage Required:
  • 2020Search: at least 485 KB
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    Browser Performance:

    		 Likely to slow performance of Internet Explorer.

    ScreenShot:
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    2020search Toolbar

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Uninstall using "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel.
    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:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    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:

    		 April 25, 2005