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Details of the 2Search are shown below. This threat can be detected and cleaned using PestBlock Anti-Spyware.


Name:	2Search
Type:	Adware
Risk:
Description:	2Search hooks on Internet Explorer and monitors the URLs visited. It will then show ads similar to the URL visited by the user.

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Registry Items:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow\.hottestgames.net
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2search
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR SFX\%2search
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\GoogleCatch.clsIESpy
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEsearch.clsIESpy
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{0EB61AF8-0B15-48B6-A971-1F206F2E3D5E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{18DCC723-38E0-4294-B113-55ACFABD1161}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{20048BB1-DB68-11CF-9CAF-00AA006CB425}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{20048BB2-DB68-11CF-9CAF-00AA006CB425}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9C33138E-0581-4C28-A943-BC238A68208C}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F79A1360-2754-43F3-8297-8A39408BE2BF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\STOPLITE.StopLiteCtrl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{20048BB0-DB68-11CF-9CAF-00AA006CB425}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4508E20A-ACAD-11D2-9FC0-00550076E06F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{68E774CB-72D1-4A52-B55B-C0B1011E013B}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2search
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IMNames
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\2Search
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\A-update\adspy??.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IMAdvertiser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IMAdvertiser\AOL
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IMAdvertiser\MSN
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IMAdvertiser\Yahoo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\IMprocess
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SurfNavigator\SurferClient.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AutomatedSurfer\SurferClient.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Messaging\IM-svr.EXE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SurfNavigator\SurferClient.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AutomatedSurfer\SurferClient.exe
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SurfNavigator\SurferClient.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SURFERSERVICE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurferService

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