Search Assistant - can't remove!

Hello
When I select "control panel"/ "add-remove": there's a listing "Search Assistant- My Search". When I attempt to remove it, a new window opens (properties: C:\myway\srchastt\1.bin\mysrchas.dll/101"). Obvious searches have not found this file.

I have run Ad-Aware; Spyware Blaster and HiJack This and everything comes clean. I've attached HJT log. Any suggestions?

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 9:20:38 AM, on 02/03/04
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RPCSS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\THOTKEY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PWRTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TESCKEY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TFUNCKEY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHMAISV.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KMW_RUN.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYWAREGUARD\SGMAIN.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KMW_SHOW.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYWAREGUARD\SGBHP.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\FOXMAIL 5\FOXMAIL.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\AVANT BROWSER\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MAILLIST CONTROLLER\AMLC.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.jericho.bc.ca/webcam/webcam.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = 127.0.0.1
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [THotkey] THotkey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TDspOff] TDspOff.Exe B
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PowerTray] PwrTray.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TEscKey] TEscKey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TFunckey] TFuncKey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ashMaiSv] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\ashmaisv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [kmw_run.exe] kmw_run.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [avast!] C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashserv.exe
O4 - Startup: Resource.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE
O4 - Startup: Spyware Guard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to AD Black List - C:\PROGRAM FILES\AVANT BROWSER\AddToADBlackList.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Block All Images from the Same Server - C:\PROGRAM FILES\AVANT BROWSER\AddAllToADBlackList.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search - C:\PROGRAM FILES\AVANT BROWSER\Search.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Highlight - C:\PROGRAM FILES\AVANT BROWSER\Highlight.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open All Links in This Page... - C:\PROGRAM FILES\AVANT BROWSER\OpenAllLinks.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?37892.6477083333
O16 - DPF: {89D75D39-5531-47BA-9E4F-B346BA9C362C} (CWDL_DownLoadControl Class) - http://www.callwave.com/include/cab/CWDL_DownLoad.CAB
O16 - DPF: {0246ECA8-996F-11D1-BE2F-00A0C9037DFE} (TDServer Control) - http://tdserver.bitstream.com/tdserver.cab
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2003120501/housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {4E888414-DB8F-11D1-9CD9-00C04F98436A} - https://webresponse.one.microsoft.com/oas/ActiveX/winrep.cab
O16 - DPF: {2F824F9A-F14B-4847-83DE-616D7B589CD0} (Viair Address Book Importer) - https://mytelus.wirelessinbox.com/en_us/pc/contacts/addrbook2.cab
O16 - DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} (Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1_02) -
O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0014-0001-0002-ABCDEFFEDCBA} (Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1_02) -

 

Hi ler329,

Can you check if you have the following folder? :

C:\Program Files\MyWay

thnx!

Cheers,

 

Hi ler329,

This MyWeb/MySearch bar only bothers you when you try to remove it in Add/Remove Software, right?

Before editing the registry manually always back it up!!

Click Start > Run > type or copy&paste regedit
That will open the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
In the right hand pane rightclick the SearchAssistant entry and choose Remove.

Regards,

Pieter

 

Pieter...that seemed to work - thank you! Wow there sure is a lot of stuff in there.

 

Be carefull. You need most of it.

Glad we could help,

Pieter