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ActiveSearch Adware

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About Adware ActiveSearch

ActiveSearch is an adware implemented as Internet Explorer Bbrowser Helper Object (BHO). The adware may track a user's surfing habbit and search keywords and displays pop-up advertisements.

How to Remove ActiveSearch ?

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Follow these removal steps to remove this adware from your computer:

1. Close all open Internet Explorer windows.
2. Open a Dos command prompt window (from Start > Programs > Accessories ), enter the following command:
   
   cd %programfiles%1ferret
   regsvr32 /u toolbar.dll
   
3. Click Start > Run, type 'regedit', and click Ok to open the Registry eidtor.
4. Navigate to and delete the following registry keys (if exist):
   
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{12f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
   
5. Navigate to the following registry key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\
   
   In the right pane, delete the name ' {12f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}'.
   
6. Reboot the computer.
   
7. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Internet Options, select the Programs tab and then click on the "Reset Web Settings" to reset your Internet Explorer settings.
8. Open the %programfiles% directory ( normally this variable is expanded as 'C:\Program Files' ) , find and delete the folder '411ferret' and all the content within it.

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