PowerScan

Overview

PowerScan has been around for some time, advertised through in ordinary web pop-ups, but recently it started to install with help from the the ISTBar adware.

The following data is found inside powerscan.exe after unpacking it with UPX: "http://www.power-scan.com/remove.html .. http://www.slotch.com/ist/scripts/ist_shortcuts_jump.php?fav_id=209 .. www.power-scan.com .. (c) 2003 Integrated Search Technologies"

PowerScan has been installed with little notice along with ABC Scrabble.

Classification

Adware

Files

powerscan.exe

If you have any of the files related to PowerScan on your system, please send them for additional analysis. Generally, I have only analysed a few versions for each software component listed at this web site. With your help I will be able to look at both old and more recent versions of the PowerScan software. Thank you very much for your time!

Log references

Log 13

Vendor

Unknown

Privacy policy

No privacy policy available.

Detection

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

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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 PowerScan. 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 PowerScan 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 PowerScan 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 value called 'Power Scan', if it exists.
  4. Exit the registry editor.
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
    %ProgramsDir%\Power Scan\
    %WinDir%\temp\powerscan.exe
    Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.
    Note: %WinDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).

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