6/05/2013

Amazon Smart Search Toolbar: How to Uninstall? Removal Guide for Amazon Smart Search Browser Hijacker



What is Amazon Smart Search?

Amazon Smart Search is a malicious browser hijacker that will affect all your browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and add Amazon Smart Search Toolbar. After it sneaks into system successfully, you will have annoying experience. It will display various coupons while you’re surfing the internet, especially for some shopping websites, such as Facebook, eBay and others. When you open your browser, you will find your favorite homepage is taken over by Amazon Smart Search Engine, but the search result is inaccurate which contains tons of harmful ads luring you to click on and thus scam your money immorally. It is always bundled with the free softwares then you download from internet, you may avoid this kind of infections if your pay attention to the installation steps. Usually, your computer performance will run as a snake, because many extensions have installed in your computer and eat out the system resources without any knowledge. Longer time you keep Amazon Smart Search in your computer, the more damage it will trigger. We recommend removing it promptly in manual solution so that the virus can be kicked off the PC permanently. If you have any problems during the removal process, please contact Tee Support agents 24/7 online for more detailed instructions.

 

Amazon Smart Search is Dangerous

1. Amazon Smart Search is a nasty Browser Hijacker
2. Amazon Smart Search may display lots of annoying advertisements to you
3. Amazon Smart Search records your internet browsing history
4. Amazon Smart Search will change your default homepage to its own one
5. Amazon Smart Search may download additional malware onto your infected computer
6. Amazon Smart Search violates your privacy and compromises your security

Effective Steps to Remove Amazon Smart Search

Maybe you have tried many ways to delete Amazon Smart Search, but it always stays a comeback. It is a tricky virus. You need to remove it manually with sufficient skills. Here is the guide for you. We suggest you back up windows registry before taking actions. Please be cautious!

Step 1: Open the task manager and stop process of Amazon Smart Search running in the background:
random.exe

Step 2: Delete files associated with Amazon Smart Search:

%WINDOWS%\system\BCBSMP35.BPL
%WINDOWS%\system32\sstray.exe
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr1.dat
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\mazuki.dll
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr0.dat

Step 3: Delete all Amazon Smart Search registry entries:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\random
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |Regedit32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\”Shell” = “[random].exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CustomizeSearch=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\[random]

Amazon Smart Search Removal Video Guide


Note: Sufficient computer skills will be required in dealing with Amazon Smart Search files, processes, .dll files and registry entries, otherwise it may lead to mistakes damaging your system, so please be careful during the manual removal operation. If you cannot figure out the files by yourself, just feel free to Contact Tee Support Online Experts for more detailed instructions.

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