Remove MaxSearch

MaxSearch Description

MaxSearch is a browser hijacker that changes Internet Explorer default start and search pages to sites on maxfind.com and maxifiles.com domains. Once executed, MaxSearch creates a directory, drops files in it and modifies the Windows registry in order to register itself as a browser plugin. A sidebar is also included in the MaxSearch toolbar installation.

Remove MaxSearch

Remove the following MaxSearch registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainStartPage=[siteaddress]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternetExplorerSearchSearchAssistant=[siteaddress]
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMainFeatureControlFEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWNiexplore.exe=0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTToolBand.XBTB07618
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTToolBand.XBTB07618.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTXBTB07618.XBTB07618
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTXBTB07618.XBTB07618.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTXBTB07618.IEToolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTXBTB07618.IEToolbar.1
77FBF9B8-1D37-4FF2-9CED-192D8E3ABA6F
BBBE1C1A-89F7-4AF6-ABD1-F8FBCFA47408
0D5CC8AE-0BB0-49C3-BA33-BA4508EA43CC
EABBB49A-4D7B-415B-8250-15C3B854E9FF
3261A9A1-91F5-4A20-BEC7-3F8373C72C1F
FFBE337D-CB05-4FF0-B9FA-3C2FCC2F54FB
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareXBTB07618
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternetSettingsUserAgentPostPlatformMaxiFiles
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternetSettingsUserAgentPostPlatformMaxiFilesTB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallXBTB07618.XBTB07618Toolbar

Unregister the following MaxSearch DLL files:
maxifiles.dll

Delete the following MaxSearch files:
maxifiles.dll
basis.xml
nav.bmp
toolbar.crc
version.txt
*.xml
freeprod77.ex_

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