BlowSearch

Overview

BlowSearch is an Internet Explorer search toolbar.

From the EULA: "InfoSpace reserves the right to send e-mail to Member for the purpose of informing him or her of changes or additions to the Downloadable Toolbar or of any InfoSpace related products and services."

PestPatrol classify BlowSearch as Adware and Homepage Hijacker. SysInfo and SpywareInfo.com offers more information.

Files

ultrabar.dll

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Classification

Search toolbar

Vendor

BlowSearch.com whois

End User License Agreement

2003-12-01

Privacy policy

2003-12-01

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner does not detect BlowSearch.

Uninstall procedure

Uninstall BlowSearch from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. The vendor is also offering uninstall instructions.

Uninstall BlowSearch with FreeFixer

I'm working on a general purpose tool for removing unwanted software. The tool is called FreeFixer and can help you remove unwanted Browser Helper Objects, Internet Explorer toolbars and software that starts automatically when you reboot your computer, so it can offer some assistance while uninstalling BlowSearch. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

Read more about FreeFixer.

Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove BlowSearch manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If BlowSearch remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
2. Browse to the key:
   'HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser'
3. In the right pane, delete the value called {6F8ADBE2-8C92-4362-B0E6-7321AA49EE46}, if it exists.
4. Browse to the key:
   'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar'
5. In the right pane, delete the value called {6F8ADBE2-8C92-4362-B0E6-7321AA49EE46}, if it exists.
6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Explorer Bars \ {6F8ADBE2-8C92-4362-B0E6-7321AA49EE46}', if it exists.
7. Exit the registry editor.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Delete the following directory:
   %ProgramsDir%\BlowsearchToolbar\
   Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

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