Alexa Removal Guide

Alexa Description

Alexa works as an Internet Explorer toolbar and may track your web browsing and search information. Although Alexa wouldn't attempt to analyze the data it may collect about you to determine who you are, some of your information collected by the software may be personally identifiable.

Alexa Automatic Detection (Recommended)

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Alexa Manual Removal Instructions

Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

Step 1 : Use Registry Editor to Remove Alexa Registry Values

Locate and delete "Alexa" registry entries:

EACAA5CE-99B3-470E-9629-8F9EF4C4B637
F1FABE79-25FC-46de-8C5A-2C6DB9D64333
alexa internet
popmenu.menu.1
popmenu.menu
fb1d5ef1-df31-11d3-ac86-00c04f2ee811
f88028b4-4523-4ec4-a48e-064db9952f30
d1f6abee-b889-11d2-8e3c-dcca155f9a71
c42000c4-703a-4a55-b8af-5c83b24c9922
911a1dfe-c959-11d3-8164-00c04f30faf9
7e22206d-52d1-11d4-acb8-00c04f2ee811
7b068023-1ac9-4168-a133-9fdd9361af80
79a4d241-de89-11d3-ac85-00c04f2ee811
7280333e-17d0-4246-9510-2d6170468585
62e5bcee-2b5f-4866-8b19-197cfacb770c
5cdc7a97-f8e3-4ea6-b0a7-578ecd31de2c
57405e21-4f6d-11d3-bd52-00600827885e
533b5798-12d1-4063-8cd0-ffe842de872d
36600c37-fac4-471e-90bb-fc7a9c979c24
1c1f99ea-8b5d-4d08-b6a8-b1e4cb542f9e
CA68BDCC-579C-4730-99F5-37C4E206E4F9
27D784D7-9217-4227-B43B-E06E4781E0CB
69A72A8A-84ED-4a75-8CE7-263DBEF3E5D3
7BF3A7DB-A516-4e24-B40A-F60B34699E26
EA20F195-32DA-4bd6-B348-FD01FC7D3D5A
04D79E9F-09A9-4AED-9FC2-6E63A3BCA51E
0B32BCCD-4D64-48EB-8EC3-9BA0807D1349
0BBB0424-E98E-4405-9A94-481854765C80
0F3332B5-BC98-48AF-9FAC-05FEC94EBE73
3E60160F-0ED6-4DCC-B6B6-850CDE4FD217
49160F0D-6BE2-4F5F-BCDB-9256DA3BB120
3F41980D-B681-488E-9757-0C9744F9C3CE
5A9961FD-B0A6-4065-9552-EBFC199683A3
6912BEB3-E20C-4953-8C8E-E91B12B55BFC
738CB0ED-54A7-4061-AE2E-40EFD9B1EEF6
7FB04DE1-4340-4002-9D9E-3B6913AE6953
9AF74448-EBD1-484C-8B06-35E597C0B54C
9BAB764B-E4F3-4C7B-99AD-CDF636BBE3A8
A69107CC-BEC8-4A34-B474-211B0F46A764
A6A08CBD-6673-41B1-B997-3F83A25B45B0
ABF7C4D4-53EF-4C15-8951-D22F63C98E9F
AC2A5E17-05ED-4E62-86E5-84779E8F0BCA
B71C7D9A-DA43-4E8B-BB9B-1684AC2AF324
B79D9232-A798-43DB-9E61-281D550460E4
B7B84995-8B92-46BF-94AA-FA2F3DD23B84
DC21CEDE-3B81-43D7-B816-DAEFA7B4901F
FA77AD79-09CF-41FB-B171-CC856F9E737F
547AB549-4DD8-4EA0-B070-F6EA062148FF
Popup.PopupKiller.1
Popup.PopupKiller
Popup.HTMLEvent.1
Popup.HTMLEvent
AlxTB.BHO
B71C7D9A-DA43-4E8B-BB98-1684AC2AF324
A6A68CBD-6673-41B1-B997-3F83A25B45B0
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping\c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a\
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\B8DB14B3-772F-4ee6-A322-2134DA8C52D6\\
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\3CEFF6CD-6F08-4E4D-BCCD-FF7415288C3B\
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping\9D74677A-E227-40fb-9511-F7E92EA4083A\
D1F6ABEF-B889-11D2-8E3C-DCCA155F9A71
6AF9BC61-3CC5-42A7-82D1-FFC2562A7289
c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a
SoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMenuExtAlexaWebSearch
SoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMenuExtGetAlexaData
B8DB14B3-772F-4ee6-A322-2134DA8C52D6
SoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMenuExtMailtoaFriend...
SoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerMenuExtSeeRelatedLinks
3CEFF6CD-6F08-4E4D-BCCD-FF7415288C3B
SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternetSettings5.0UserAgentPostPlatformAlexaToolbar
SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensionsCmdMapping{9D74677A-E227-40fb-9511-F7E92EA4083A}
, SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings5.0User AgentPost PlatformAlexa Toolbar
, SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{3CEFF6CD-6F08-4E4D-BCCD-FF7415288C3B}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtSee Related Links
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtMail to a Friend...
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExplorer Bars{B8DB14B3-772F-4ee6-A322-2134DA8C52D6}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtGet Alexa Data
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtAlexa Web Search
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensionsCmdMapping{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensionsCmdMapping{9D74677A-E227-40fb-9511-F7E92EA4083A}
, SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings5.0User AgentPost PlatformAlexa Toolbar
, SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{3CEFF6CD-6F08-4E4D-BCCD-FF7415288C3B}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtSee Related Links
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtMail to a Friend...
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExplorer Bars{B8DB14B3-772F-4ee6-A322-2134DA8C52D6}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtGet Alexa Data
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtAlexa Web Search
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensionsCmdMapping{9D74677A-E227-40fb-9511-F7E92EA4083A}
, SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings5.0User AgentPost PlatformAlexa Toolbar
, SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{3CEFF6CD-6F08-4E4D-BCCD-FF7415288C3B}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtSee Related Links
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtMail to a Friend...
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExplorer Bars{B8DB14B3-772F-4ee6-A322-2134DA8C52D6}
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtGet Alexa Data
, SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMenuExtAlexa Web Search
9D74677A-E227-40fb-9511-F7E92EA4083A

Step 2 : Use Windows Command Prompt to Unregister Alexa DLL Files

Search and unregister "Alexa" DLL files:

Read more on How to Remove Alexa DLL Files

Step 3 : Detect and Delete Other Alexa Files

Remove the "Alexa" processes files:

Read more on How to Delete Harmful Files

Step 4 : View the Alexa Components with its MD5s

Remove the "Alexa" components:

File Name	File Size	MD5
AlxTB1.dll	565248	1def3d0f0d662ada984d75199d009fd0
alexa.exe	494672	1b40e0e90ce5e7d1ff6c89e813da82a3
AlxRes.dll	462848	6bf8c6447d9dcfaf9d1f31be30940a54

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Publication Date: Sat Apr 2 2005 23:26:12 EST

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