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Remove Searchex
About Searchex
Searchex is a hijacker program that reroute your info and address requests through its controlling site (searchex.com). Instead of directly changing the Start Page setting directly, it uses an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object to redirect newly-opened windows. This results in the original Start Page being briefly visible then being replaced.
An IE Search Hook is used to redirect address bar searches and invalid domain name pages to cantfind.com. At times in the past this server redirected to MSN or 7Search.
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How to Remove Searchex?
Follow these steps to manually remove Searchex from your computer:
- Deregister the BHo dlls. Open a DOS command prompt (from Start > Programs> Accessories) and enter the following commands:
For the HomePage variant:
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u IEBrw.dll
regsvr32 /u HomePage.dll
Or, for the Hotlink variant:
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u IEBrw.dll
regsvr32 /u HmePge.dll
regsvr32 /u Hotlink.dll
- Restart the computer.
- Open the System folder (Windows\System under Windows 95/98/Me, or Windows\System32 under Windows NT/2000/XP), find and delete the following files:
IEBrw.dll
HomePage.dll(or HmePge.dll)
Hotlink.dll
- Reset your homepage (Internet Options->General->Start page) and search settings (Internet Options->Programs->Reset Web Settings).
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