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2017-02-15, 11:19
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.SearchMaven" 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:
adware
bho

Description:
Ad.SearchMaven is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://searchmaven.co/Privacy
Links (be careful!):

: ttp://searchmaven.co/
: ttp://www.searchmaven.co/
Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

A file with an unknown location named "{a1ea5d6f-02d2-4da4-b4d1-49aab822bf5c}.xpi".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins\searchmaven.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmaven.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmavenBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmavenBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\searchmavenBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\utilsearchmaven.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\searchmaven.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\searchmaven.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\searchmaven.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\searchmavenBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\searchmavenuninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\updater.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\updatesearchmaven.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.SearchMaven uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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 files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.

Folders:

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

The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\search maven".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.SearchMaven uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
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 "searchmaven.co" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\".
Delete the registry key "searchmaven" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "searchmaven" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update search maven" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update search maven" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update search maven" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
If Ad.SearchMaven uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.