Manual Removal Guide for EzCyberSearch

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "EzCyberSearch" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• hijacker
• bho

Description:

But the Terms of Service or Use Agreements state nothing about further uses.

Supposed Functionality:

Search bar

Privacy Statement:

With whom your information may be shared: As a general rule, will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. Please see the Terms of Service or Use Agreements for each of our products and services for more detailed information about how your personal information may be shared.

Links (be careful!):

Website: http://www.ezcybersearch.com/
Privacy: http://64.159.94.251/privacy.html

Removal Instructions:

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.

• Products that have a key or property named "ezSearchBar".
• Products that have a key or property named "s".

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.

• Delete the registry key "ezSearchBar" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "EzSearchBar.BHO", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "EzSearchBar.BHO.1", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "EzSearchBar.CSrcBnd", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "EzSearchBar.Inst", plus associated values.
• References to the file "ezsearch.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
• References to the file "ezsearch.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ that has "BHO Class" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ that has "Inst Class" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ that has "ez Search Bar" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Typelibs\ that has "ezSearchBar 1.0 Type Library" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "IBHO" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "ICSrcBnd" as its default value data.
• A key with a likely random name in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfaces\ that has "IInst" as its default value data.
• Delete the registry key "{B8AB2281-447F-482B-86E9-1F0ED5973637}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\".
• Delete the registry value "{cce83e45-30b2-4bae-b1f5-25d128d27a43}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\".
• Delete the registry value "{cce83e45-30b2-4bae-b1f5-25d128d27a43}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser\".

If EzCyberSearch uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Browser:

The following browser plugins or items can either be removed directly in your browser, or through the help of e.g. Spybot-S&D or RunAlyzer.

• Please check your bookmarks for links to "www.ezcybersearch.com".
• Please check your bookmarks for links to "www.jethomepage.com/ie/".
• Look for ActiveX software installed from "ezcybersearch.com/ezsb/install/ezsb.cab".
• Please remove Browser Helpers named "ezSearchBar Helper".

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.