| Click2FindNow and I-Lookup are homepage hijacking programs that change the IE homepage and search pages resulting in many pop-up ads. They will also add bookmarks to the Favorites menu in IE and in most cases a toolbar as well. Both sites are run by a company called Aztec Marketing SA in San Jose, Costa Rica. I-Lookup also may set the homepage to globalwebsearch.com in some versions. All appear to be installed by an ActiveX download. |
Since the first writeup of this page in May, 2003 there have been several variations of I-lookup.com that have appeared:
- I-Lookup/Abeb
- Uses abeb.dll and sets homepage to superwebsearch.com
- I-Lookup/Bmeb
- Uses bmeb.dll and sets homepage to traffichog.com
- I-Lookup/Chgrgs
- Uses chrgrs.dll
- I-Lookup/Drbr
- Uses drbr.dll and sets homepage to globaltoolbar.com
- I-Lookup/Gws
- Uses gws.dll and sets homepage to globalwebsearch.com
- I-Lookup/Ineb
- Uses ineb.dll and sets homepage to i-lookup.com
- I-Lookup/Sbus
- Uses sbus.dll and sets homepage to searchbus.com
How to I Remove Click2FindNow or I-Lookup?
Click2FindNow
There is a automatic uninstaller located on Click2FindNow.com's
website. You can download the uninstaller by clicking the link below.
Download and run the uninstaller to remove the software.
http://toolbar.click2findnow.com/uninstall.exe
I-Lookup
As with Click2FindNow, I-Lookup.com has its own uninstaller on its site buried in a FAQ. Click on the link below to download and run the I-Lookup.com uninstaller.
http://www.i-lookup.com/uninstall.exe
However, I have had several visitors email me that the uninstaller is not working to remove I-lookup anymore. For one thing, this uninstaller was written before the several variants. For another, how much trust do you put it an uninstaller written by the company that installed the obtrusive software in the first place?
Update
11/04/03
A visitor pointed out that I-Lookup now has a second
uninstaller for the newer variation of their toolbar. You can click on
the link below to download and run this new uninstaller program.
http://www.i-lookup.com/uninstall2.exe
Here are manual instructions to the best of my knowledge for uninstalling the different variants of I-Lookup.com
1) Remove the Active X component (may have to be done in Windows Safe Mode)
- Double-click on the "Downloaded Program Files" folder in the Windows folder
- Right
click on
- I-Lookup.com Bar or toolbar (Abeb and Ineb variants)
- GlobalWebSearch.com Bar (Gws and Chgrgs variants)
- GlobalToolbar.com (Drbr variant)
- Search Bar (Bmeb variant)
- SearchBus.com (Sbus variant)
- Click on Remove and delete the file
2) Open a Dos prompt
- For Windows 95/98/ME, click on Start, Run, and Type COMMAND and Click OK
- For Windows XP/2000, click on Start, Run, and Type CMD and Click Ok
3) Unregister the offending DLL file by typing the following lines at the DOS Prompt (pressing Enter after each line)
- Abeb variant
- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u abeb.dll
Bmeb variant- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u bmeb.dll - Chgrgs variant
- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u chgrgs.dll
Drbr variant- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u drbr.dll
Gws variant- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u gws.dll
Ineb variant- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u ineb.dll
Sbus variant- cd
"%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u sbus.dll
Type EXIT and Press Enter to close the DOS prompt
4) Reset Web Settings in Internet Explorer (homepage and search page)
- In Internet Explorer, click on Tools, Internet Options
- Click on the Programs tab
- Click on Reset Web Settings
5) Remove Registry Entries
- Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and click OK
- Click
the pluses(+) next to
- HKey_Current_User
- Software
- Right Click on the Ineb folder and click Delete
Lastly, use a spyware removal
program to clean up any bits and pieces left from the infection. The
freeware program I would recommend would be SpyBot Search and Destroy,
an excellent ,and always up-to-date, spyware removal program. Download
the software, run their internet update to get the very
latest spyware definitions, then use it to search and remove any
spyware lurking on your computer.
Spybot
Search & Destroy
http://security.kolla.de
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