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Search.whitesmoke.com andWhitesmoke ToolbarPublished on November 28, 2013

Overview

Search.whitesmoke.comis categorized as a browser malware

that tempers with the browser setting on a target computer withprimarily D plug!ins, "#$ %"rowser #elper $b&ect', (insoc) *P+

he attac)ed browser %which can be -nternet ./plorer, ozilla

ireo/, oogle 4hrome, *aari, $pera' will then redirect users to

search+whitesmo)e+com or other malicious web sites associated

with it accordingly when the attempt to do searching is made+ here

are many ways or a browser malware5s hi&ac), rom simple

modiication on deault search page to manipulation on system

coniguration and daemon with virulent payloads+ 6nd the latter is

applied to search+whitesmo)e+com+
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2033448http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2033448


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he ailure to remove and detect search+whitesmo)e+com by

installed anti!virus programs ascribes to its daemon+ "y biding its

pivotal e/ecutable item to a )ey running item, or e/ample

svchost+e/eand winlogon+e/e, which can either be countereit ones

made by search+whitesmo)e+com virus, the browser malwaremanages to escape the detection and deletion by installed security

utilities+

Potential Dangers by

Search.whitesmoke.com

he successul settlement o search+whitesmo)e+com increases theprobability o the onset by other vicious items+ he browser malware

is made to irstly learn the rogue7 valueless 9s automatically

generated by a sel!regulating program and matched thereater to

the mostly used :ueries+ -n other word, the search results by

search+whitesmo)e+com virus are primarily spam7spooing sites

promoted virus appearing to be computer!riendly programs+

(hat5s worse, conigurations in the )ernel part o a target machine

are modiied by inectious items generated bysearch+whitesmo)e+com, which at the same time the reason why

traditional removal method is not suicient to remove

search+whitesmo)e+com, accelerate the ormation o a bac)door

that can be readily e/ploited by various types inections concealed

in the networ)+

a)e both acts into consideration, a signiicant loss in overall P4

perormance can be anticipated as more &un)s, vicious items

including its ailiatewhitesmoke toolbar, inections are mounted

on a computer with limited resource+ -mmediacy is always in need toremove search+whitesmo)e+com virus, thus an eicacious solution is

re:uired to prevent the browser malware rom causing more

troubles when time allows+ ollow the below manual way to remove

search+whitesmo)e+com :uic)ly and permanently+ se e/tra

prudence and circumspection when going through the instruction or

some rectiications are necessary to be made in the )ernel part o

inected computer+ Panic can be ignored since e/perts rom

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computer issues+
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!"licit #ser $uide to Remove

Search.whitesmoke.com and

Whitesmoke Toolbar

Ste one %remove search.whitesmoke.coms startup itemsince the browser malware manipulates the setting there.

(indows 8

#old and press 4trl;6lt;Del )ey combination to select Disable5+


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(indows ?7@ista7AP

-nitiate >9un5 bo/ rom *tart enu and type >*4$N-5+

#it .nter )ey to tic) the bo/ ne/t to items generated by

search+whitesmo)e+com and clic) >Disable all5+

Ste two remove search.whitesmoke.com from IE, Mozilla

Firefox, Google hrome, !pera an" #afari.

-nternet ./plorer

#it on ools option and clic) on -nternet option at the bottom

o the drop down list+ Navigate to eneral tab to complete the ollowing actions in

orderB

a+ .mpty out browse history+

b+ 9emove search+whitesmo)e+com rom >anage 6dd!on5 window

under *earch5 section+

c+ 9emove search+whitesmo)e+com and whitesmo)e toolbar rom

>oolbars and ./tensions5+

d+ 9emove any indication o search+whitesmo)e+com and

whitesmo)e toolbar rom >*earch Providers+


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ozilla ireo/

4lic) on ools menu7ireo/ icon on the let top o the browser

to access


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oogle 4hrome

4lic) once on >4ustomize and control5 oogle 4hrome icon to

access >*ettings5 window+

ocate


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Press and hold 6lt;P )ey at once to bring up


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Ste three remove all suspicious files generate" b$

search.whitesmoke.com virus un"er % &in"ows an"#$stem'( for a thorough removal.

Delete all e/ecutable iles identical to systematic ones, such

as svchost+e/e and winlogon+e/e in sub!directories under 4B

(indows+

9emove temp olders under *ystem32+

Ste &our remove search.whitesmoke.com virus an"whitesmoke toolbar b$ mo"if$ing ke$ values in registr$

e"itor.

-nternet ./plorer

remove indications o search+whitesmo)e+com and

whitesmo)e toolbar rom ./plorer "ars, ./tensions

respectively under

#C.E499.NE*.9F icrosotF-nternet ./plorerF


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or oogle 4hrome users

remove indications o search+whitesmo)e+com andwhitesmo)e toolbar rom 4lients, 4lient*tate and

4lient*tateedium respectively under

#C.E$46E64#-N.F*$(69.Foogle


whitesmo)e toolbar rom 4lient*tate under

#C.E499.NE*.9F*otwareFoogleFpdate


whitesmo)e toolbar rom 4ommon under

#C.E499.NE*.9F*otwareFoogleF

or ozilla ireo/ users

remove indications o search+whitesmo)e+com andwhitesmo)e toolbar rom ./tensions under

#C.E499.NE*.9F icrosotFozillaF ireo/


whitesmo)e toolbar rom

#C.E499.NE*.9F icrosotFozillaPlugins

remove indications o search+whitesmo)e+com andwhitesmo)e toolbar rom

#C.E$46E64#-N.F*$(69.FozillaPlugins

or $pera users


whitesmo)e toolbar rom


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ailure might be led i there5s letover or another inection residing

at a target computer+ -nspection on a compromised system is

re:uired or eradication o any potential virulent item so that

search+whitesmo)e+com will not come bac) simply due to accidental

initiate o a covert but malicious item+ o remove

search+whitesmo)e+com permanently, good P4 practice should be

always observed even ater the browser malware has been

successully removed+ - you still have :uestion or encounter

undesirable scene li)e browser cannot display web pages properly,eel ree to get help rom VilmaTech Online Suort+ 6n

appropriate solution to concrete situation will be given away to help

regain a completely clean computer+
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