Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit

Alias: Searchit, Pugi

Description: Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit is an Internet Explorer search toolbar. It redirects all searches from a toolbar to the searchit.com web site.

Threat type:

Hijacker - A Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some unknown site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you from changing back your browser's settings. An infected browser usually operates much slower.

Toolbar - A Toolbar is a group of buttons that performs different tasks. Unwanted toolbars are usually installed by adware programs that try to send users to their paying advertisers.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit: Yes

Threat risk: Medium Risk

Potentially dangerous malware. May collect sensitive user information and broadcast data back to a server with "opt-out" permission. Category includes most adware programs.

Symptoms:

Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit hides from the user and stays resident in background.

Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\srchitbar.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\searchit.dll
%WINDOWS%\system\searchit.dll

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\searchit

Registry Signatures:
HKCU\software\searchit
HKLM\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{92f02779-6d88-4958-8ad3-83c12d86adc7}
HKCR\clsid\{6c413541-29a1-4ffe-894c-9d68313c9f73}
HKCR\clsid\{7b9a715e-9d87-4c21-bf9e-f914f2fa953f}
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\searchitsearchit
HKCR\clsid\{becd7fb6-d67e-4104-a8ad-0dbc10251438}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{0e1230f8-ea50-42a9-983c-d22abc2e0099}
HKLM\software\classes\typelib\{b36cb30a-6ed9-4c62-9a8a-7de9fa234608}
HKCR\clsid\{0e1230f8-ea50-42a9-983c-d22abc2e0099}
HKU\.default\software\searchit
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{becd7fb6-d67e-4104-a8ad-0dbc10251438}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Adware/OnFlow
Dialer/Online-Dialer
Adware/PerMedia
Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/Delf.j
Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/SearchExplorerBar
Dialer/Downloader/StripPlayer
Adware/BHO/Toolbar/SuperBar
Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn
Adware/BHO/Toolbar/Adware-Ezula
Adware/Hijacker/Wazam