BrowserAid

Overview

BrowserAid is a group of Internet Explorer software toolbars. The variants include ABCSearch, CashToolbar, LetsSearch, QuickLaunch, BrowserPal, SearchAndClick, Rundll16 and FeaturedResults. Source

Classification

Adware

Variants

Browseraid  Browseraid.inetp60  Browseraid.rundll 

Files

stlbdist.dll, stlbupdt.dll, CashToolbar.exe, msiefr40.dll, QuickLaunch.exe, LetsSearch.exe, BrowserAid.exe, bpsinstall.exe, uptodate.exe, ctb_s.exe, rundll16.exe, CashToolbarIE.dll, BrowserAidBarWnd.dll, LetsSearchIE.dll, BABarWnd.dll, QuickLaunchIE.dll, BrowserAidToolbar.dll, HighlightHelper.dll, blckbho.dll, bptlb.dll, Rundll16.dll, stlbad123.dll

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Log references

Log 18

Vendor

BrowserAid whois

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects BrowserAid. Bazooka is freeware and detects spyware, adware, foistware, trojan horses, viruses, worms and other potentially unwanted applications. Read more »

Uninstall procedure

Uninstall BrowserAid from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. Look for the name of the variants, such as ABCSearch, CashToolbar, LetsSearch, QuickLaunch, BrowserPal, SearchAndClick, Rundll16 and FeaturedResults.

Uninstall BrowserAid 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 BrowserAid. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove BrowserAid 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 BrowserAid 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_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run'
3. In the right pane, delete the values called 'CashToolbar', 'Rundll32_7' and '{2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}', if they exists.
4. Use the search function in regedit to delete all occurences of the following strings:
   {0DDBB570-0396-44C9-986A-8F6F61A51C2F}
   {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F443}
   {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F44A}
   {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F44B}
   {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C2-5297EF71F44A}
   {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C2-5297EF71F44B}
   {337D0C1D-4053-4FAB-AF2B-45C2F7B0FAA6}
   {337D0C1D-4053-4FAB-AF2B-45C2F7B0FAA7}
   {5F5564AC-DE7A-4DCD-9296-32E71A35DCB6}
   {72CEAE02-DF9C-49F3-9689-10D1B82DC343}
   {80672997-D58C-4190-9843- C6C61AF8FE97}
   {D34F641F-5210-4EB0-8ED5-9179F47E15B7}
   {D7258ABE-571F-4DC2-ABD1-8393B13B1269}
5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CashToolbar\ido', if it exists.
6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CSHTLBAR\braid_did', if it exists.
7. Exit the registry editor.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   msiefr40.dll
   stlbdist.dll
   stlbupdt.dll
   

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