DLSearchBar Removal Guide

DLSearchBar Description

DLSearchBar is a toolbar that embeds itself into your web browser and then serves adverts to your PC. This toolbar will also redirect your searches and can be difficult to uninstall manually. It may be bundled with MediaMotor and other parasites.

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DLSearchBar Manual Removal Instructions

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

Step 1 : Use Windows Task Manager to Remove DLSearchBar Processes

Remove the "DLSearchBar" processes files:

Read more on How to kill DLSearchBar Processes

Step 2 : Use Registry Editor to Remove DLSearchBar Registry Values

Locate and delete "DLSearchBar" registry entries:

0A8CE102-FA03-4612-9BEE-7FE5452F4CB1
AA8C93E1-7E5F-497E-B67C-CC8FE2A40D3B
7C9E9A74-1922-409E-AB46-E48784336C3A
EDD6BA25-9EBB-11D2-B89C-00104B30757B
EDD6BA24-9EBB-11D2-B89C-00104B30757B
E-Ventures N.V.
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\0A8CE102-FA03-4612-9BEE-7FE5452F4CB1
SearchBarToolbar.SearchBar
SearchBarToolbar.ISubclass
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved\0A8CE102-FA03-4612-9BEE-7FE5452F4CB1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\search bar displayname search bar 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls c:\windows\system32\cshtp32.ocx
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar {0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\e-ventures n.v.\search bar updated 1/27/2005 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\e-ventures n.v.\search bar blockpopups 1 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\e-ventures n.v.\search bar updated
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\e-ventures n.v.\search bar blockpopups
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{edd6ba23-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\1.0\helpdir 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{edd6ba23-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\1.0\flags 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{edd6ba23-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\1.0\0\win32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{edd6ba23-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\1.0 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7c9e9a74-1922-409e-ab46-e48784336c3a}\2.0\helpdir 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7c9e9a74-1922-409e-ab46-e48784336c3a}\2.0\flags 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7c9e9a74-1922-409e-ab46-e48784336c3a}\2.0\0\win32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7c9e9a74-1922-409e-ab46-e48784336c3a}\2.0 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{15e7d23b-736e-46fa-bffd-cbec4126befd}\5.0\helpdir 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{15e7d23b-736e-46fa-bffd-cbec4126befd}\5.0\flags 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{15e7d23b-736e-46fa-bffd-cbec4126befd}\5.0\0\win32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{15e7d23b-736e-46fa-bffd-cbec4126befd}\5.0 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\searchbartoolbar.searchbar\clsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\searchbartoolbar.searchbar search bar 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\searchbartoolbar.searchbar 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\searchbartoolbar.isubclass\clsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\searchbartoolbar.isubclass searchbartoolbar.isubclass 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\searchbartoolbar.isubclass 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba25-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\typelib version
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba25-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba25-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\proxystubclsid32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba25-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\proxystubclsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba25-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba24-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\typelib version
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba24-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba24-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\proxystubclsid32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba24-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\proxystubclsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{edd6ba24-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9ce15eb5-6b39-4656-9e1f-2d219ee42e0e}\typelib version
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9ce15eb5-6b39-4656-9e1f-2d219ee42e0e}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9ce15eb5-6b39-4656-9e1f-2d219ee42e0e}\proxystubclsid32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9ce15eb5-6b39-4656-9e1f-2d219ee42e0e}\proxystubclsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{9ce15eb5-6b39-4656-9e1f-2d219ee42e0e} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{68831d00-169e-4feb-89b9-e099df439321}\typelib version
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{68831d00-169e-4feb-89b9-e099df439321}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{68831d00-169e-4feb-89b9-e099df439321}\proxystubclsid32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{68831d00-169e-4feb-89b9-e099df439321}\proxystubclsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{68831d00-169e-4feb-89b9-e099df439321} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2ddd90d6-f153-4ea7-a324-4b2d83d1027e}\typelib version
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2ddd90d6-f153-4ea7-a324-4b2d83d1027e}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2ddd90d6-f153-4ea7-a324-4b2d83d1027e}\proxystubclsid32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2ddd90d6-f153-4ea7-a324-4b2d83d1027e}\proxystubclsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2ddd90d6-f153-4ea7-a324-4b2d83d1027e} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\imgconv.clsimgconv\clsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\imgconv.clsimgconv 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba27-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\inprocserver32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba27-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\version 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\toolboxbitmap32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\progid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\miscstatus\1 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\miscstatus 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\inprocserver32 threadingmodel
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b}\inprocserver32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{edd6ba26-9ebb-11d2-b89c-00104b30757b} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{aa8c93e1-7e5f-497e-b67c-cc8fe2a40d3b}\version 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{aa8c93e1-7e5f-497e-b67c-cc8fe2a40d3b}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{aa8c93e1-7e5f-497e-b67c-cc8fe2a40d3b}\progid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{aa8c93e1-7e5f-497e-b67c-cc8fe2a40d3b} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\version 2.0 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\version 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\progid searchbartoolbar.searchbar 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\progid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\inprocserver32 threadingmodel apartment 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\inprocserver32 c:\windows\system32\srchbar.dll 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\inprocserver32 threadingmodel
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0a8ce102-fa03-4612-9bee-7fe5452f4cb1}\inprocserver32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01fc5803-8644-45d7-877b-5a3924d8ecc4}\version 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01fc5803-8644-45d7-877b-5a3924d8ecc4}\typelib 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01fc5803-8644-45d7-877b-5a3924d8ecc4}\progid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01fc5803-8644-45d7-877b-5a3924d8ecc4}\inprocserver32 threadingmodel
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01fc5803-8644-45d7-877b-5a3924d8ecc4}\inprocserver32 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{01fc5803-8644-45d7-877b-5a3924d8ecc4} 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\catalyst.httpclientctrl.1\clsid 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\catalyst.httpclientctrl.1

Step 3 : Use Windows Command Prompt to Unregister DLSearchBar DLL Files

Search and unregister "DLSearchBar" DLL files:

Read more on How to Remove DLSearchBar DLL Files

Step 4 : Detect and Delete Other DLSearchBar Files

Remove the "DLSearchBar" processes files:

Read more on How to Delete Harmful Files

Step 5 : View the DLSearchBar Components with its MD5s

Remove the "DLSearchBar" components:

File Name	File Size	MD5
srchbar.dll	1265664	bce5e9c62aa60868052bab10b3f882f5

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