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AdsStore Adware

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About Adware AdsStore

AdsStore is an adware program implemented as Internet Explorer BHO (Browser Helper Object). It will contact its controlling server and generates popup ad windows when you visit certain webpages.

How to Remove AdsStore ?

Remove this spyware automatically

To manually remove this adware, please follow these instructions:

1. Unregister the dll files. To do this, open a Dos command prompt window(from Start > Programs > Accessory), enter the following commands:
   
   For Windows 2000/XP/NT,
   
   cd %WinDir%/System32
   regsvr32 /u pcdbs.dll
   
   Or for Windows 98/Me,
   
   cd %WinDir%/System
   regsvr32 /u pcdbs.dll
   
2. Open the Regsitry Editor (Click Start > Run, type 'regedit').
   
3. Delete The following keys if they exist:
   
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{00010a21-b924-4cd6-893c-eea1071ae8b3}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{00010a21-b924-4cd6-893c-eea1071ae8b3}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\clsid\{00010a21-b924-4cd6-893c-eea1071ae8b3}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{00010a21-b924-4cd6-893c-eea1071ae8b3}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{00010a21-b924-4cd6-893c-eea1071ae8b3}
   
4. Reboot the computer.
5. Open the System folder( C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP)) and delete the following file:
   pcdbs.dll
   

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