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ACTIVESHOPPER Removal Instructions

Description: 
Remove Spyware

Spyware Threat Level

ACTIVESHOPPER is a direct-marketing adware application that displays ads in a sidebar. It hijacks the search terms and download the related ads from its servers at activshopper.com. It also installs a news bar launcher, which was not working properly at the time of writing this document. A Browser Helper Object is installed in Internet Explorer.This application does not display a license agreement when installed.

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Warning: 
  • This page provides ACTIVESHOPPER removal information "AS IS" without a warranty of any kind. You are advised not to use this information if you are not aware of what you are doing. It must be noted that wrongly using the below given information to remove ACTIVESHOPPER from you PC may generated unexpected results. You must take a registry back and create a System Restore Point before following the below given instructions.

Important Instructions: 
  1. Please do not delete any directory unless you are sure that it is related with ACTIVESHOPPER. Check 'C:\Program Files\', 'C:\Temp', 'C:\Tmp', 'C:\Documents and Settings\(your profile name)\Local Settings\Temp' and/or 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Local Settings\Temp' for these directories. These directories may also exists in 'C:\Windows' directory but deleting a legitimate directory from 'C:\Windows' or sub directories may result in system failure so make sure you have found what you were looking for before deleting any directory. Always use 'System Restore' before following spyware removal instructions.
  2. Files created by ACTIVESHOPPER must be removed either by using Add / Remove Programs Utility or simply deleting them using Windows Explorer. Note that some EXE files that are running i.e. processes, will not be deleted unless you use Task Manager to kill these processes.
  3. Please take a registry backup using 'regedit.exe' or create a system restore point using 'System Restore Utility' before following these steps. Note that removing legitimate registry entries may result in a system crash.

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Remove these directories: 
  1. ActiveShopper
  2. ActivShopper
  3. %programfilesdir% \ ActiveShopper
  4. activshopper
  5. DealBar
  6. %programfilesdir% \ e-zshopper
  7. eZshopper
  8. %programfilesdir% \ activshopper \ temp

Remove these files: 
  1. %programfilesdir% \ ActiveShopper \ activ.ico
  2. BarLcher.dll
  3. %programfilesdir% \ ActiveShopper \ CompBar.dll
  4. TestActiv.htm
  5. Uninstall.exe
  6. %programsdir% \ ActiveShopper \ ActiveShopperHomePage.lnk
  7. Help&SupportCenter.lnk
  8. %programsdir% \ ActiveShopper \ TakeaTour.lnk
  9. %programsdir% \ ActiveShopper \ TestActiveShopper.lnk
  10. UserManual.lnk
  11. %favoritesdir% \ ACTIVESHOPPERCOMPARATIVESHOPPING.LNK
  12. ACTIVESHOPPERCOMPARATIVESHOPPING.LNK
  13. e-zshoppercomparativeshopping.lnk
  14. %desktopdir% \ ACTIVESHOPPERCOMPARATIVESHOPPING.LNK
  15. ActivShopperPriceComparativeShopping.lnk
  16. e-zshoppercomparativeshopping.lnk
  17. %startmenudir% \ ACTIVESHOPPERCOMPARATIVESHOPPING.LNK
  18. ActivShopperPriceComparativeShopping.lnk
  19. %programfilesdir% \ DealBar \ CompBar.dll
  20. %programfilesdir% \ DealBar \ BarLcher.dll
  21. Uninstall.exe
  22. %programfilesdir% \ activshopper \ CompBar.dll
  23. BarLcher.dll
  24. Uninstall.exe
  25. %programfilesdir% \ activshopper \ temp \ CompBar.dll
  26. compbar.dll
  27. %programfilesdir% \ e-zshopper \ barlcher.dll
  28. %programfilesdir% \ e-zshopper \ uninstall.exe
  29. ezshopper2.ico
  30. %programfilesdir% \ e-zshopper \ ezshopper1.ico

Remove these registry keys: 
  1. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ \ CompBar.GetPriceBar
  2. CompBar.GetPriceBar.1
  3. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ \ MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncher
  4. MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncher.1
  5. MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncherBHO
  6. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ \ MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncherBHO.1
  7. {3EA5C408-2437-4c40-ADAC-DFDA9AEEEA96}
  8. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {9B666A44-986C-46D4-8702-765509B6712F}
  9. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  10. {1ADBCCE8-CF84-441E-9B38-AFC7A19C06A4}
  11. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ TypeLib \ {AC7E6DE4-1C9F-413D-877D-A8E45CCC1517}
  12. {3D782BA6-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  13. {DB1F5554-582C-4F53-82CC-458D2C04A2F1}
  14. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Interface \ {CA5ED456-9ECB-4734-A64C-0546147A0CC2}
  15. {3D782BB2-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  16. CompBar.GetPriceBar
  17. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ CompBar.GetPriceBar.1
  18. MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncher
  19. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncher.1
  20. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncherBHO
  21. MyNewsBarLauncher.IE5BarLauncherBHO.1
  22. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ CLSID \ {3EA5C408-2437-4c40-ADAC-DFDA9AEEEA96}
  23. {9B666A44-986C-46D4-8702-765509B6712F}
  24. {3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  25. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ CLSID \ {1ADBCCE8-CF84-441E-9B38-AFC7A19C06A4}
  26. {AC7E6DE4-1C9F-413D-877D-A8E45CCC1517}
  27. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ TypeLib \ {3D782BA6-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  28. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ Interface \ {DB1F5554-582C-4F53-82CC-458D2C04A2F1}
  29. {CA5ED456-9ECB-4734-A64C-0546147A0CC2}
  30. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ classes \ Interface \ {3D782BB2-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  31. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ ActivShopper
  32. ActiveShopper
  33. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ BrowserHelperObjects \ {1ADBCCE8-CF84-441E-9B38-AFC7A19C06A4}
  34. {BFA03761-5565-41b3-93D9-82B354C0A8EC}
  35. {3EA5C408-2437-4c40-ADAC-DFDA9AEEEA96}
  36. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ ActivShopper \ Params
  37. ActivShopper
  38. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ e-zshopper
  39. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ ActivShopper
  40. Params
  41. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Ext \ Stats \ {BFA03761-5565-41B3-93D9-82B354C0A8EC}
  42. {3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  43. {1ADBCCE8-CF84-441E-9B38-AFC7A19C06A4}

Remove these registry key values: 
  1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Toolbar \ {3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  2. {3D782BB3-F2A5-11D3-BF4C-000000000000}
  3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Extensions \ CmdMapping \ {BFA03761-5565-41b3-93D9-82B354C0A8EC}

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