Friday
2017-10-06, 12:15
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.SearchNewTab" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
adware
Description:
Ad.SearchNewTab installs browser extensions for all local users and library files within the program files directory.
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://justplug.it/
: ttp://websearch.eazytosearch.info
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROFILE>\AppData\LocalLow\{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}\Search-NewTab.2.7.dat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.SearchNewTab uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\Search-NewTab".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$PROFILE>\AppData\LocalLow\{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Search-NewTab".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.SearchNewTab 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!
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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SearcH-NewToab.SearcH-NewToab.2.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SearcH-NewToab.SearcH-NewToab", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ApprovedExtensionsMigration\".
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\".
Delete the registry key "{C670DCAE-E392-AA32-6F42-143C7FC4BDFD}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
Delete the registry key "{E2343056-CC08-46AC-B898-BFC7ACF4E755}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry value "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Ext\CLSID\".
If Ad.SearchNewTab 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).
There are more registry entries 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.
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.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
adware
Description:
Ad.SearchNewTab installs browser extensions for all local users and library files within the program files directory.
Links (be careful!):
: ttp://justplug.it/
: ttp://websearch.eazytosearch.info
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROFILE>\AppData\LocalLow\{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}\Search-NewTab.2.7.dat".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.SearchNewTab uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\Search-NewTab".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn\2.1".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\andpcpnlhacackfgokpdhhbkemppdgkn".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh\2.7".
The directory at "<$LOCALAPPDATA>\Torch\User Data\Default\Extensions\dbpelchabdhmbhnneckfkfakpcgpjpnh".
The directory at "<$PROFILE>\AppData\LocalLow\{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Search-NewTab".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.SearchNewTab 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!
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.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SearcH-NewToab.SearcH-NewToab.2.1", plus associated values.
A key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ named "SearcH-NewToab.SearcH-NewToab", plus associated values.
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ApprovedExtensionsMigration\".
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\".
Delete the registry key "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\".
Delete the registry key "{C670DCAE-E392-AA32-6F42-143C7FC4BDFD}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\".
Delete the registry key "{E2343056-CC08-46AC-B898-BFC7ACF4E755}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\".
Delete the registry value "{67798568-2B21-DF69-B897-EFEA474E6212}" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Ext\CLSID\".
If Ad.SearchNewTab 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).
There are more registry entries 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.
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.