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Accoona Toolbar Removal Instructions

Description: 
Remove Spyware

Spyware Threat Level

Accoona Toolbar is a Internet Explorer toolbar that is bundled and installed with other programs.

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Warning: 
  • This page provides Accoona Toolbar 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 Accoona Toolbar 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 Accoona Toolbar. 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 Accoona Toolbar 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. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona

Remove these files: 
  1. quiesce.exe
  2. tbquiesce.exe
  3. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ UNWISE.EXE
  4. ASearchAssist.dll
  5. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ SARemove.exe
  6. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ icon-sa.ico
  7. showbar.exe
  8. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ icon-a.ico
  9. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ atoolbar.dll
  10. INSTALL1.LOG
  11. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ RequestMarketingInfo.xml
  12. nortonlogo_over.bmp
  13. nortonlogo_off.bmp
  14. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ nortonlogo_click.bmp
  15. acache.hst
  16. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ acache2.hst
  17. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ atl71.dll
  18. AToolbarConfig.xml
  19. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ ATTS.dll
  20. i_icon.avi
  21. SARemove2.exe
  22. %programfilesdir% \ Accoona \ TBQuiesceKB.exe

Remove these registry keys: 
  1. ATTS.TTS
  2. ATTS.TTS.1
  3. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ \ abar.abarband
  4. abar.abarband.1
  5. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ \ asearchassist.adefaultsearch
  6. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ \ asearchassist.adefaultsearch.1
  7. {D11CBB15-D1EC-4295-9CEE-DA089F6A3034}
  8. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ clsid \ {364b6276-c6c1-40b6-a6d7-6c48871fd707}
  9. {944864a5-3916-46e2-96a9-a2e84f3f1208}
  10. {f80c1d93-0d22-436e-963e-9d3156997a4e}
  11. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ interface \ {2EE67BB3-4A5E-4486-8018-D123278D60C8}
  12. {A260F8BC-87BD-432A-8C24-54D68C534C1E}
  13. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ interface \ {7ed983c3-faac-400c-bbd4-f519d74ff188}
  14. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ interface \ {6C8AB177-7B09-4F5C-9E6D-82EAA765430C}
  15. {00FA2D2E-8EEA-4DE2-8AD8-C0F46BBC7D04}
  16. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ TypeLib \ {EA3956D2-EC38-41AB-B601-47AA281E4952}
  17. {21F022C8-C045-4555-8A90-651E6A3DC6C6}
  18. &ACCOONATOOLBARSEARCH
  19. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ MICROSOFT \ INTERNETEXPLORER \ SEARCHSCOPES \ ACCOONASEARCH
  20. {0633EE93-D776-472F-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}
  21. {944864A5-3916-46E2-96A9-A2E84F3F1208}
  22. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Ext \ Stats \ {944864a5-3916-46e2-96a9-a2e84f3f1208}
  23. {364b6276-c6c1-40b6-a6d7-6c48871fd707}
  24. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ ATTS.TTS
  25. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ ATTS.TTS.1
  26. abar.abarband
  27. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ abar.abarband.1
  28. asearchassist.adefaultsearch
  29. asearchassist.adefaultsearch.1
  30. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ clsid \ {D11CBB15-D1EC-4295-9CEE-DA089F6A3034}
  31. {364b6276-c6c1-40b6-a6d7-6c48871fd707}
  32. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ clsid \ {944864a5-3916-46e2-96a9-a2e84f3f1208}
  33. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ clsid \ {f80c1d93-0d22-436e-963e-9d3156997a4e}
  34. {2EE67BB3-4A5E-4486-8018-D123278D60C8}
  35. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ interface \ {A260F8BC-87BD-432A-8C24-54D68C534C1E}
  36. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ interface \ {7ed983c3-faac-400c-bbd4-f519d74ff188}
  37. {6C8AB177-7B09-4F5C-9E6D-82EAA765430C}
  38. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ TypeLib \ {00FA2D2E-8EEA-4DE2-8AD8-C0F46BBC7D04}
  39. {EA3956D2-EC38-41AB-B601-47AA281E4952}
  40. {21F022C8-C045-4555-8A90-651E6A3DC6C6}
  41. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ MICROSOFT \ INTERNETEXPLORER \ SEARCHSCOPES \ ACCOONASEARCH
  42. accoonasearchassistant
  43. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ microsoft \ windows \ currentversion \ uninstall \ accoonatoolbar
  44. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ microsoft \ windows \ currentversion \ explorer \ browserhelperobjects \ {944864a5-3916-46e2-96a9-a2e84f3f1208}
  45. %programfilesdir%/ACCOONA/INSTALL1.LOG
  46. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Accoona \ Toolbar \ SearchHistory
  47. Components
  48. COMPONENTSMT
  49. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Accoona \ Toolbar
  50. SearchAssistant
  51. Accoona

Remove these registry key values: 
  1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ MICROSOFT \ INTERNETEXPLORER \ URLSEARCHHOOKS \ {944864A5-3916-46E2-96A9-A2E84F3F1208}
  2. {944864A5-3916-46E2-96A9-A2E84F3F1208}
  3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ software \ microsoft \ internetexplorer \ toolbar \ {364b6276-c6c1-40b6-a6d7-6c48871fd707}
  4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ software \ microsoft \ internetexplorer \ toolbar \ WebBrowser \ {364b6276-c6c1-40b6-a6d7-6c48871fd707}

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