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ISearch Toolbar
Overview
ISearch Toolbar is a search toolbar that is bundled with
other software applications. ISearch Toolbar is implemented as a Internet Explorer
Browser Helper Object and toolbar.
According to spyany.com
it will redirect your address bar searches to isearch.com.
Another variant of ISearch Toolbar is the "Desktop Search" which
runs at startup.
iSearch's software can also add isearch.com as the default choice in
Mozilla's search toolbar.
ISearch Toolbar has been installed with little notice at
aimface.com.
Classification
Bundled Software
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Files
mfiltis.dll, ffisearch.exe, desktop.exe, toolbar.dll
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Log references
Log 262
Vendor
ISearch.com whois
End User License Agreement
No End User License Agreement available
Privacy policy
No privacy policy available
Detection
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Uninstall procedure
Uninstall ISearch Toolbar from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel.
Uninstall ISearch Toolbar with FreeFixer
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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 ISearch Toolbar. The manual removal instructions
listed below will help you to identify what to delete with
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Manual removal
Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove ISearch Toolbar 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 ISearch Toolbar remains on your system
after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.
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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.)
- Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-3A1E5238A565}', if it exists.
- Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer\Browser Helper Objects \ {1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-3A1E5238A565}', if it exists.
- Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-3A1E5238A565}', if it exists.
- Delete 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{1C78AB3F-A857-482E-80C0-3A1E5238A565}', if it exists.
- Browse to the key:
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run'
- In the right pane, delete the values called 'Desktop Search' and 'ffis', if they exists.
- Exit the registry editor.
- Restart your computer.
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Start Windows Explorer and delete:
%SystemDir%\toolbar.dll
%WinDir%\isrvs\sysupd.dll
%WinDir%\isrvs\desktop.exe
%WinDir%\isrvs\ffisearch.exe
%WinDir%\isrvs\mfiltis.dll
Note: %SystemDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
Note: %SystemDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
- Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.
- Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.
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Contact information for ISearch Toolbar's vendor
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