Manual Removal Guide for MyWay.MySearch

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "MyWay.MySearch" 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:

• pups

Description:

The small privacy policy seems to be not quite right. For using Google or Altavista as a search engine, this toolbar still routes the searches over their own site. And why does every file that the page requests need to set a cookie that includes the users IP address?

Supposed Functionality:

IE search toolbar

Privacy Statement:

The My Search site and your My Search Bar protect your privacy. My Search does not track your searches or where you go on the Web. The My Search Bar does not contain any type of ad software to present you with ads while you are on the Internet. Simply put, the My Search site and your My Search Bar provide you with the best search resources on the Web, with no strings attached.

Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

• Entries named "My Search Bar Eq".

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 "My Search Uninstall".
• Products that have a key or property named "MySearchInstaller".

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

• The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\MySearch".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If MyWay.MySearch uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

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

• Delete the registry key "MySearch" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "MySearchInstaller.Start", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "MySearchToolBar.NetscapeShutdown", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "MySearchToolBar.NetscapeStartup", plus associated values.
• A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "MySearchToolBar.SettingsPlugin", plus associated values.
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C2-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C3-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C5-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C7-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6CB-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{58F0B492-A42E-435a-BCBF-C6B2608077BA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C4-189F-421A-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C6-189F-421A-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6CA-189F-421A-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6CC-189F-421A-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{58F0B491-A42E-435A-BCBF-C6B2608077BA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{58F0B493-A42E-435A-BCBF-C6B2608077BA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C0-189F-421A-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• Delete the registry key "{58F0B490-A42E-435A-BCBF-C6B2608077BA}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
• Delete the registry key "{58F0B492-A42E-435A-BCBF-C6B2608077BA}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
• Delete the registry key "MySearch" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\".
• Delete the registry key "MySearchToolBar.NetscapeShutdown.1" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Netscape\Netscape Navigator\Automation Shutdown\".
• Delete the registry key "MySearchToolBar.NetscapeStartup.1" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Netscape\Netscape Navigator\Automation Startup\".
• Delete the registry key "{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\".

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

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.