PC Hell: How to Remove Click2FindNow or I-Lookup

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:

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.

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.

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.

Here are manual instructions to the best of my knowledge for uninstalling the different variants of I-Lookup.com

3) Unregister the offending DLL file by typing the following lines at the DOS Prompt (pressing Enter after each line)

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.

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